«74 ^^' William Pitt on the Production and 



Agriculture, into which work they had been introduced, from the most authentic 

 documents as follows. 



From ist Report of the Committee of Waste Lands, Annals, vol. 28, p. 498. 



For nineteen years, ending 1 765, Great Britain gained by its corn trade upon 

 an average per annum, £6^1,000. 



From 1765 to 1776, the exports and imports became nearly equal; in 1777 

 they are stated as follows. 



307,290 664,537 



307,290 



Excess of Import 357.147 



Which at 3 quarters per acre is the growth of 1 19,049 acres. 



From this time a regular import has been continued almost uniformly to the 



present, but greater in some years than others ; for twenty years, ending 1 797 the 



imports have have amounted to - - - £''5>*39»i7^ 



and the exports to - - - 6,588,171 



Balance 8,551,005 



Loss per annum £ 427,550 



But the import prices being calculated at values established at the revolution, 

 the imports have not cost less at a moderate esdmate than per annum £^600,000 



to which add loss of export - 65 1 ,000 



makes a difference per annum of £ 1,251,000 



