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From the foregoing statement it appears, that 

 not more than 156 men, composing the fourth 

 class, are employed in carrying on public work, 

 of which number only 28 can be employed 

 (when other works of public necessity do not 

 intervene) in raising grain, &c. without ex- 

 pense to the crown, for the first, third, fourth, 

 tttd a part of the fifth and sixth classes ; mak- 

 ing together 442 persons. 



Those of the fourth class, who labour as car- 

 penters, sawyers, blacksmiths, &c. work from 

 daylight till eight o'clock ; from nine till noon ; 

 and from two in the afternoon till sun-set; and 

 as long as they do their work properly they have 

 Fridays and Saturdays to themselves, which 

 they employ in working at their grounds, or in 

 building, &c. for settlers and others who can 

 employ them. As those works are in fact of a 

 private nature, although in the end they become 

 more or less of public utility, the artificers are 

 indulged with the use of government-tools and 

 such materials as can be spared. 



Those employed in cultivation, and other in- 

 cidental labour, for the public benefit, work at. 

 all seasons from daylight until one o'clock, 

 which is found much more advisable than dis- 

 persing them at the hours for meals, and col- 

 lecting them again to resume their labour. As 

 very few'of this description have any persons to 

 dress their meal, or grind their maize, they have 

 by this management a great part of the day at 

 their own disposal; and from the 2 1st of Sep- 

 tember to the 21st of February no public work is 



