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ON MEASURE-WORK. 



mainder that would be due to them in the shape of clothes or 

 tools, for the purpose of proving- to them the benefit of my 

 plan. Many masters give liquor as a spur for the momen- 

 tary exertion to serve their immediate purpose, regardless of 

 the injury done to the men ; some give liquor to save their 

 pockets ; none, within my knowledge, who have tried to lead 

 the men to abandon that mode of receiving- payment, have, 

 after experience, resumed the payment in liquor, though 

 many give, as occasion may suggest, a portion of liquor as a 

 reward for well-timed and g-ood-natured zeal. 



PORTMAN. 



Journal of the R. A. S. E., vol. vii. part 1. 



Art. LVII.— on MEASURE-WORK. 



[The following" is a recapitulation, in a tabidar form, of a 

 valuable essay on the subject of measure- work in the Aijri- 

 cidtural Gazette. The different kinds of work are men- 

 tioned which are properly payable respectively by measure, 

 or by the day, and the general cost attending* the execution 

 of each.] 



Piece Work.. 



Day Work. 



Occasional Operations. 



1. Earth-work in drainage, 



from 



2. Grubbing up old fences, 



from 



3. Paring and burning old 



ground, from . . . 

 Clay -burning, 100 

 yards per acre .... 



4. Quarry - work — road- 



stones, from 



Building stones, from 



Flag-stones, from . . 



Breaking stones, from 

 5 & 6 Building and car-l 



penter's work — See\ 



p. 379, Ag. Gaz. 

 7. Road - making, 4 yards 



wide, 9 inches deep.. jo 15 ,, 1 per per. 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 



2 to 2| per c. y, 



6 ,, 2 6 per per 



1 ,, 1 10 peracre, 



4 peracre, 



3 ,, 4 per yd. 



5 ,, 6 „ 



6 ,, 1 



5 „ 10 „ 



