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 the ditches ; the ports and railing ; buying 

 and letting the quickwood, &c. this, added 

 to the former expence, muft furely run 

 away with great part of the profits ex- 

 peeled from the inclofure. But what muft 

 we think of the indolence of the proprie- 

 tors, who will thus unneceiTarily neglect 

 the great improvement of their eftates to 

 advance the private interefts of the commif- 

 fioners, &c. For a proof of this enormous 

 power, fee the following extract from an 

 Act, which gives an abfolute and unli- 

 mited power to the commifTioncrs to raife 

 whatever fums they pleafe, and to allefs 

 them in the proportion* and infuch manner, 

 as they think proper. 



" And be it further enacted, That the 

 reafonable colts and charges incident to, 

 and attending the obtaining and palling this 

 Act, and of the furveying, dividing and 

 allotting the faid lands and grounds hereby 

 directed to be incloled, and the preparing 

 and. inrolling the laid award or inftrument, 

 and all other necefiary charges and expences 

 relating to the laid divifions and inclofures, 

 and to the fencing, hedging, and ditching, 

 the fame mall, from time to time, as fuch 

 cofts, charges and expences (hall accrue, 

 be borne, paid and defrayed by the feveral 

 parties to whom any part of the faid lands 

 ds {hall be allotted, in proportion 



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