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buyer gathers. At Dawling, 3s. Binham, &:c. 3s. to 

 4s. an acre. Snettisliam, and the parishes around, ave- 

 rage 4s. an acre. Houghton, &c. 4s. Gathered at Hilling- 

 ^on : 2S. 6d. to 5s. the common payment in the vicinity. 

 At Snetterron, and the neighbouring parishes in general, 

 about 3s. to 4s. an acre. At Attleborough all gathered; 

 and they gave this as a reason for not enclosing their im- 

 mense commons. At Hingham, 4s. an acre. At Wat- 

 ton taken in kind. At Carbrook 5s. an acre. At Gurs- 

 ston 5s. and is. 6d. the vicaiial. 



Waterden something under 3s. per acre, grass included: 

 in some parishes, 3s. 6d. 



In the parishes around East Bilney, 3s. and 3s. 3d. ati 

 acre, on an average. At Goodwick, &c. 3s. and 3s. 6d. 

 Some so high as 6s. said to be known near Holt. 



At Terrington 43. 6d. At Walpole 6s. arable ; is. 6d. 

 grass. Parishes around Downham 3s. At Wymondham 

 4s. 6d. Carleton 4s. Bunwell 4s. 



North Walsham, 1782, redorial 2S. gd. and vicarial is. 

 an acre, all round. North and South Reps about 3s. an 

 acre for both. 1770, at RuniSton, 2od. an acre round. 



General Average of 37 minutes, 4s. gd. per acre. 



^ECT. IV. — POOR RATES. 



It is to be regretted that returns similar to those made 

 pursuant to an adl passed in the 16th year of His present 

 Majesty, have not been lately called for by Parliament. 

 if the amount of the rates throughout the kingdom, during 

 the late scarcity, were known, the necessity of some new 

 system of provision for the poor would appear in a light 

 so important, that measures would probably be .had rc- 



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