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in the parifh, the whole 6 days labour h applied to 

 the repairs of the parifli-roads. 



From this account it miglit be fuppofed, that the 

 roads in this diftriA would be kept in a proper Hate 

 of repair ; but the contrary is the cafe, particular- 

 ly in regard to the private or parifli roads, which 

 are in many places in a very ruinous fituation, and, 

 in general, fo Uiirrow as to admit of only one track. 

 It is true indeed, that the country is but indifferent- 

 ly fupplied with metal proper for road-making, the 

 ftone being very foft, and apt to grind into powder ; 

 — but it is equally true, that, in place of breaking 

 the ftone properly, and laying it on carefully to a 

 proper depth, it is generally laid on the roads in 

 the fame ftate in which it is raifed out of the quar- 

 ry ; and in place of being broke with hammers, that 

 operation is only performed in the courfe of time 

 by the cart-wheels. 



In place of employing contradors who do not re- 

 fide in the neighbourhood, and who, for the moft 

 part, execute the work in a very flovenly manner, 

 it would be for the intereft of all concerned, to 

 farm both the public and parochial roads to adlive 

 and intelligent farmers in the neighbourhood, who 

 would be induced by a fpirit of emulatidn, and a 

 regard for charader, to perform the work properly. 

 Till fome fuch plan as this is adopted, there is little 

 chance that the roads in this diftrid; will be put in 

 a proper ftate of repair. 



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On the firft view, it will appear furprifiiig, that) 

 in this diftrift, where fo great a proportion of the 

 lands are in a ftate of pafturage, little or no atten- 

 tion has been paid, till of late, to the improvement 



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