proportion of ploughed land to that in pasture, in 

 woods, or in waste ; the relative numbers which the 

 other inhabitants bear to those employed in agri- 

 culture; the descriptions of Grain or other food 

 u'hich supply the icants of the inhabitants ; the rate 

 of the u'ages of Labourers in agriculture, in handi- 

 craft, and in manufacturing; the coudiiion of the 

 Farmers and Labourers, as regards their dwellings, 

 their clothing, their utensils, their furniture, and 

 their food i the hours devoted to labour ; the assiduity 

 and sliill with which labour is performed; the 

 number of days abstracted from labour by the fes- 

 tivals of the Catholic church; the extent of the 

 military service or conscriptions imposed on the 

 rural inhabitants; the pecuniary and personal 

 demands for the repairs of roads, bridges, the poor, 

 and other local purposes ; the rate of rent, whether 

 tolerably paid, and in what proportion (if any) it 

 has been reduced since the peace ; the average price 

 at which the present extent of Bread Corn could 

 continue to be grown ; how far the price of Corn has 

 been reduced since the peace; what increase in price 

 would stimulate to more extensive cultivation ; and 

 what proportion of Bread, Corn, or JPJicat is con- 

 sumed in the country, and by ichat classes. 



With respect to the higher classes, it will be 

 desirable to obtain as much information as possible ; 

 how far they have advanced in thut knowledge which 

 is applicable to the impr 'r domains ; 



what zeal is felt for such improvement, and 

 unemployed capital is to be found, which, in case of 

 an increased demand for Corn, would be likely to be 



