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5- To reftrain from carrying on during hay time and harveft, 

 all fuch public, civil, and military works, as are not imme- 

 diately connected with the fafety and welfare of the nation. 



6. To do away the partial burthen of fupporting frontage 

 banks — To put every I-evel of mi.rfh land expofed to the 

 fame hazard from the irruption of the fea, or the overflowing 

 of land waters, into diftincft diftrids — To make the ex- 

 pence of their general drainage, and defence againft fuch ca- 

 lamities to be equally divided, and to have the whole under the 

 regulation and controul of commiflioners of fewers. -- 



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7. To empower the faid commiflioners of feWers to lower 

 the mill dams, and the Haunches of head water kept up for 

 fifli ponds, navigable rivers and canals ; and further, to 

 make fuch regulations touching thefe points, as may effec- 

 tually conferva the fame, without injury to the lands, through 

 which fuch ftreams may neceflarily pafs. 



The apparently incurable evils,^ under which the further 

 agricultural improvement of the county labours, are 



I . The want of a conftant fupply of wholefome water 

 in the marfli iflands, and in moll of the lands embanked 

 from the fea ; as alfo upon the major part of the tough 

 ftrong and deep ftrata of clay, in the higher parts of the 

 county. 



1. The abfence of clay, chalk, or marl, in the vicinity 

 of the greater part of the light gravelly lands, and vice 

 verfa. 



3. The want of chalk, marl, or filicious matter, within 

 reach of the tough ftrong and compadl clays ; and laftly, 



4. To the blights and mildews, and to the infeds that 

 prey upon the roots, tender leaves, bloflbms, and feeds of 

 corn and graffes, are to be added thofe evils which from the 



fame 



