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in the form of strips to be stone dyke costing Is. 

 per yard, then the whole expenses of fencing, in 

 this instance, would amount to L.283, 16s., equal 

 to L.5, 13s. 6d. per imperial acre upon the land 

 inclosed. 



Again, supposing that instead of laying out the 

 fifty acres in the form of strips, the proprietor 

 wished to lay out the same quantity of land in the 

 form of a regular square ; then the side of a square 

 that would contain fifty acres will be 490 yards ; 

 consequently, the four sides added together will 

 amount to 1960 lineal yards, which would be the 

 extent of fencing required, instead of 5676, which 

 was required in the last instance, although the same 

 quantity of ground is inclosed in both cases. And 

 taking again the 1960 yards to be stone dyke at 

 Is. per yard, the whole expense of fencing the 

 square of fifty acres would be only L.98, equal to 

 L.l, 18s. 6d. upon each acre of the land inclosed. 

 Now this at once points out to proprietors of land 

 the great utility of planting all plantations in a 

 sohd compact form in order to prevent a large 

 original outlay ; by the cheaper method a much 

 more valuable plantation is raised, independent of 

 any other consideration. 



The above examples point out the impossibility 

 of giving any thing like a just rule whereby the 

 expenses of fencing ground for a new plantation 

 can be ascertained, which in ,all cases must bo 



