22 8 A TREATISE ON THE CONNECTION OF 



duties on salt for domestic purposes would not exceed 

 6o,oool. a year ; but the difference is to be made up by 

 a similar tax to that recommended under the article of 

 Horses and Cattle, together with a duty of 3d. in the 

 pound on the rent paid by each farmer or occupier of 

 ground, and los. a ton on the salt rock exported to fo- 

 reign countries : according to which plans, the salt duties 

 would amount to as follow : 



To tons of salt for domestic consumption, 



at il. per ton - 



To tons of rock salt exported to Ireland 



and abroad, at los. per ton 

 To duty on horses, 



To duty on neat cattle, 



To 3d. in the pound on rent of land 



Which sum would exceed by the whole net 



amount of the salt revenue of Britain. 



But the increase of the revenue would not stop here, 

 for as soon as the valuable application of salt for agricul- 

 ture, and the feeding of cattle, was generally known 



and 



