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more ease to the horses, and less danger to the 

 carts and harness. So that, in performing the 

 same labour, much time and expence are saved. 

 For every shilling laid out by the community as 

 toll-duty, ten shillings, at a moderate computa- 

 tion, may be allowed to be saved. 



I shall conclude this subject with observing, 

 that, under the turnpike and statute-labour acts, 

 the trustees are empowered to make and repair 

 whatever roads they shall judge necessary. About 

 150 miles of turnpike road have already been com- 

 pletely made, exclusive of those presently making. 



The funds put in the power of the trustees for 

 making and repairing the roads, may be stated 

 as under : 

 Besides those connected with thfe 



ferries, there are 1 2 toll-bars, the 



annual duties of which at present 



amount to about - L. 2,714 o o 



The amount of the conversion of 



the statute-labour, not under - 3,800 o o 

 The yearly assessment of 3 s. 4 d. 



upon every icol. Scots of valued 



rent, (the valued rent of the coun- 

 ty being 362,585!.) which the 



trustees are empowered to levy 604 6 o 



L. 7,118 6 o 



II. CANALS. 



THERE are no canals in Fife. The situation 

 of the county, between two large navigable ri- 

 vers, furnished with numerous convenient har- 

 bour,-,/ from which the greater part of the coun- 



