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ON THE RECLAMATION 



then, belongs truly to those cases of defence, and not of aggres- 

 sion, which I conceive may be legitimately dealt with in the 

 prospect of the result, even in an agricultural point of view, 

 being satisfactory ; and on such cases I have still to offer a few 

 observations. 



Where rubble stones, as they come from the quarry, can be 

 cheaply procured, they will be found, in most cases, very valuable 



as a defence against inroads of the sea. The proper size of the 

 rubble, unless the exposure is very great, may vary from one to 

 three cubic feet, and should have a sufficient quantity of smaller 

 pieces to fill up the interstices. A trench should be cut in the 

 beach as a foundation for the rubble mole, and the stones should 

 be deposited roughly, without being built or arranged. The 

 stuff excavated in forming the foundation should be thrown up 

 inside of the mole, and mixed with stones, shivers, or quarry 

 rubbish, as a backing for the rubble stones. The land above the 

 mole should be sloped back and turfed, or sown with grass seeds, 



