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fairs in them, that at prefent it might be proper to fix on 

 the following places in the ilaires of Argyle and Invernefs ; 

 as the circumftances of the country feem to call for them, 

 and in the following rotation. 



At Tohcrmoryy in MuU, for the fouthern diftri£l of the 

 Weflern Ifles — at Fort JFilliam, for the extenfive country 

 of Lochaber — and at Bunaiv and Inveraray ^ each for their 

 refpeftive diftrlcls of Argylefhire, now become a confider- 

 able fheep country. The rotation in point of time might 

 be on the fame day in each fucceeding week. i*Vr/?, Tober- 

 mory — Second) Fort William — Third, Bunaw — and foiirthy 

 Inveraray. By this means the fame perfon could not only 

 attend the whole, but the fame vejjet might accompany 

 him to each, to take his goods on board, without being at 

 the expence of warehoufe rent, &c. This might at prefent 

 be done with regard to the three firfl — and were the pro- 

 pofed canal at Crinan made, the whole of the four might 

 then be included. 



It is here unnecelTary to enter into details refpedling the 

 tolls to be levied at thefe fairs ; for this Society is too en- 

 lightened not to fee that tolls, confidered as an article of 

 profit, ought to be entirely excluded, though, if thefe tolls 

 are extremely moderate, confidered as a mean for afcer- 

 taining the progrefs of improvement, they might have their 

 ufe. The Society, if ever they fliall come to think feriouf- 

 ly on this fubjedl, will alfo fee the neceflity of obtaining 

 fome alterations with refpedt to laws that at prefent tend to 

 check the tranfporting of wool and other produ£lions and 

 manufa£tures of thofe iflands, from place to place, con- 

 cerning which it would be here improper to enlarge. 



The only apology I make for taking up fo much of 

 the time of this Society, is the idea I entertain of the vaft 

 importance of thofe countries to which thefe hints allude, 

 confidered in a national light, if they fhould ever be em- 

 ployed for the purpofes that nature evidently intended them, 



and 



