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Would it be a breach of ceconomy in 

 our minifters to direct a vote of that nature 

 every year, beginning with 10,000/. and 

 rifing according to the fuccefs ; the rental 

 of the improved land to be paid into the 

 treafury, and remain at the diipofition of 

 parliament. I (hall fome time or other 

 enlarge upon this idea. It might perhaps 

 be executed without the complication or 

 expence of a board of agriculture. 



The greateft difgrace to a kingdom, fo 

 truly flourishing, is the exigence of fo 

 much wafte land : I moft fincerely wim to 

 fee a fund of money raifed for the improve- 

 ment of it : I would undertake to fketch a 

 plan that mould not eafily fail of moft be- 

 neficial effects, and give my weak affiftance 

 in the execution of any part of it. If a 

 fab j eel fo very obfeure as I am, might 

 venture to fuggeft an idea to his Sove- 

 reign, I fhould think the improvement of 

 the uncultivated crown lands an object 

 highly worthy of his Majefty's royal atten- 

 tion . 



Enfield Chace is fo often the object of my 

 view, that it would be furprifmg if I had 

 not reflected on the improvement of it. 

 A very flight fetch is fufiicient to point 

 out the expediency of improving fuch 

 es. 



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