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taflc-work the labourers are always beft pleafed, and 

 h is certainly moft in favour of all concerned, fo far 

 as the nature of the work will bear it to be carried on 

 in that manner. 



Ditches of feven by five, that is, feven feet wide 

 from the face of the bank to the verge of the gripe, 

 and five feet deep perpendicularly, at from 2s. to 2s. Set. 

 the running perch of feven yards ; ditches of fix by 

 four, from u. 6d. to 2/.; and fo on in proportion. 

 The dreffing of the backs, and fodding the tops of the 

 banks, are included in the prices of all ditches. The 

 above dimehfions, with refpeft to the breadth, are clear 

 of the fcarcement or off-fet, which is commonly from 

 fix to twelve inches> according to the fituation, or the 

 nature of the foil. 



Drains, in clay foils, from eighteen inches to two 

 feet deep, at from -id. to %d. a perch ; one halfpenny a 

 perch is ufually allowed for fcattering the fluff on the 

 furface, when they are intended to lie open for fome 

 time. When fprings are in quefUon, the prices, of 

 courfe, muft varyj for a given depth, fuppofe four 

 feet, 6d. a perch is ufually allowed, and, if further 

 finking be neceflary, in order to intercept the fprings, 

 a fecond price is made ; for an additional foot, aftcj 

 finking four feet, i\d. is added, 3^. for the next foot, 

 and fo on in proportion. When the depth neceflary to 

 fink, in order to intercept the water, cannot be afcer- 

 tained at the commencement of the work, there is no 



restraint 



