50 PUBLIC WORKS. 



This period of fifteen years, I believe was that of the fur- 

 plus of the revenue, during which the objects were as various 

 as the incKi.ations of thofe individuals who had any intereft in 

 parliament. It appears from the lift, that the article of navi- 

 gations fwallows up the greateft proportion of it. 



Sums paid out of the revenues at large for certain public works, 

 purfuant to the feveral bills of fupply, from 1703 to 1771, 

 inclufive. 



Navigations, collieries, docks, %c. 379,388 



To build churches, -7 17,706 



Parliament houfe, 16,270 



Dublin workhoufe, fouth wallpafTages, new road and 



marfhalfea, 140,372 



Hofpitals, 44, 2 5 



Trinity college, 45,000 



Alfo, for the following purpofes during the fame period. 



Rewards and bounties to manufacturers, 29,829 



Linen manufacture 180,546 



Cambrick ditto, 4,000 



Whale fifliery, 1,500 



Incorporated fociety, - 96,000. 



Dublin fociety, .-.. 64,000 



1,018,862 



It is to be noted however, that this account includes the 

 difourfements neither of the navigation, nor the linen board, 

 for it is upon record, that the grand canal alone has coft 

 above three hundred thoufands pounds, by fome accounts half 

 a million. 



Granted by the navigation board only, from 1768, to 1771. 



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