l8 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY 



Brandon to Thetford (a); the Waveney from Yar- 

 mouth by Beccles to Bungay ; the Yare and Wenfum 

 from Yarmouth to the populous city of Norwich ; 

 and the Bure from Yarmouth to Aylfham : befides 

 which, there are feveral fmall cuts to private eltates.. 



Thefe inland navigations are of great ufe to indi- 

 viduals, and to fociety at large — they give aid to 

 agriculture, and fpirit to trade; and tend toleffen the 

 number of horfes, which are the greatefl devourers 

 of the produce of the earth : I could therefore w r ifh 

 to fee them improved upon, and extended as far as 

 poffible, and it is a confideration worth the atten- 

 tion of the gentlemen of the county. 



The moll obvious improvement of this fort, 

 which prefents itfelf, is that of extending the navi- 

 gation of the Wenfum from Norwich to Fakenham,, 

 which I believe is not only practicable, but would 

 be found to anfwer the expence extremely well, as 

 it would pafs through a corn country the whole 

 way, from which the corn is now conveyed a vail 

 way by land carriage : I am told there were formerly 

 fome fleps taken towards effecting this dcfirable 

 object;. I am at a lofs to know why it failed of 

 iuccefs, but fhould be glad to fee it revived without 

 lofs of time. 



There is another great objecl of inland naviga- 

 tion, which perhaps deferves (lill greater attention. 



For 



