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the rerges of the river would fuffer confiderably in the 

 intervening winter. At the commencement of thofe 

 operations, part of the work fuffered materially by not' 

 attending to the above precautions j this difafter, how- 

 ever, ferved one good end, namely, not to truft in fu- 

 ture to the mercy of floods. 



It is plain, that this buflnefs altogether muft be at- 

 tended with great expence. The making of the water- 

 creels^ at is. each, is equal to about y. 6d. a perch for 

 creeling only, befides the expence of cutting and draw- 

 ing the fluff. /The number of piles, njsceflary to fecurc 

 *a perch in length, would fell for 8/. for cabin-building, 

 &c. ; fo that, confidering the expence of drawing 

 {tones, fetting the creels and piles, doping and fodding 

 the banks, &c., the whole cannot be rated at lefs than 

 one guinea a running perch, befides the original cofl of 

 difpofing of the banks. Setting the creels, driving the 

 piles, and floping and fodding the verges, are always 

 performed by day's work, as it would be found diffi- 

 cult to fix a price by piece-work ; and befides, too 

 much care cannot be taken in thofe operations, fo that, 

 even if they could be accurately fettled by tafk-work, it 

 fhould by all means be avoided, "as the lead miftake or 

 hurry might be productive of a great deal of mifcbief ; 

 and there is never any temptation of doing any work, 

 when performed by day-labour, in a flovenly or bad 

 manner. Yet, notwithftanding, tafk or piece-work 

 ihould always be preferred to day-labour, where there 



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