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unproductive being made productive and the pro- 

 ductive, as the natural result of the greater pros- 

 perity of his tenantry, being increased many 

 fold. 



But as the major part of the success of all under- 

 takings is good management, and as experience 

 has pretty well estabished that no system of checks 

 fully compensates for the absence of the ' master's 

 eye/ it is quite possible that Jones, if possessed of 

 a very large estate, might find himself somewhat 

 embarrassed on. this score. His time would be 

 much occupied with other pressing matters. He 

 would be busy examining the accounts of the collec- 

 tors of his rents ; looking after the settlement of 

 disputes and the punishment of offences; giving 

 instructions to his engineers for the construction of 

 works of utility, canals, roads, bridges &c.; and 

 other business connected with the management of 

 his estate ; and could probably devote but a very 

 moderate amount of time and attention to oper- 

 ations undertaken with the view of opening up new 

 sources of wealth. It would be a sine qua non y 

 therefore, if he decided on retaining this depart- 

 ment in his own hands, that he should retain, 

 at the same time an intelligent and efficient 

 agency, under a chief of ability, in concert with 

 whom he rni^ht work out his plans. And the 

 interest of the whole community living on the 

 estate and of the proprietor himself, would be so 



