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value, because no one trusts the public securities, and 

 all wish to invest in land. Loans almost impossible 

 to be had by private people, and in trade they either 

 gain a great deal or nothing at all. This, by the way, 

 always operates, and has been too much neglected by 

 economists ; it is the extreme, and not the average, 

 profits which tempt. 



TO THE HAGUE, PASSING THROUGH EOTTEEDAM. 



Hague, Aug. 20, 1804. Breakfasted with Craw- 

 furd; then went to Koquette's and drew for 20. 

 Dined with M. Van Yzendoorn's married sister, and 

 set out with him on the roof for Delft ; found it 

 delightful. A Dutch gentleman was on it, from 

 whom procured much accurate information in return 

 for simply explaining a few passages and references 

 in my second volume, which is now being translated 

 into Dutch.* 



Land near towns lets sometimes for so high as 

 120 guilders per margen (about two English acres) ; 

 and this is for the vegetables and milk sold in towns. 

 In country from ten to thirty guilders, and no more. 

 Three per cent for money vested in it is the ordinary 

 average rate, and two and a half is very frequent; 

 all owing to the heavy expenses of draining, which 

 requires a mill-machinery, and of dykes, repairs, 



* De Staatkunde der Europeesche Mogendheden 

 nopens het bestuuren van Volkplantingen. 

 onderzocht en beoordeeld door Henry Brougham, Jim., 

 Uit het Engelsch door P. Van Yzendoorn. 

 Te Amsteldam, 1804. 



