42 POOR RATES. 



course to, for preventing in future a return of similar 

 burthens : not by way of lessening the comforts of the 

 poor, but for increasing them ; the grand obje£tion to the 

 present support being its insufficiency to answer the j^ur- 

 poses for wliich it is given : the burden has been enoi- 

 nious, and the poor not provided for, by means which 

 would produce in them industry and economy. 



Snetterton in general 3s. in the pound. In Harfham, 

 Wilby, Larling, and Eccles, in about the same proportion. 

 The scarcity was met by different exertions. At Attlebo- 

 roufh 3s. 4d. for all parochial. At Hingham, in an incor- 

 porated hundred, 8s. to los. ; once in the scarcity 14s. in the 

 pound. At Watton 5s. 6d. land at rack-rent ; houses at 

 3-4ths. In North Barsham, 4s. in the pound. 



At Good wick, in 1802, 2s. in the pound. At Rep- 

 ham 5s. in the pound, rated at 20s. an acre j some at 15s. 

 or 1 6s. 



Tlic hundreds of Loddon and Clnvering are incorpo- 

 rated ; their house of industry at Heckingham, which has 

 answered greatly. Five years ago, Mr. Burton, of 

 Langley, paid 16I. a year; the scarcity doubled, and even 

 trebled it ; but now it is reduced to 24I. and will come 

 down again to 16I. 



AtFoncet and Tackleston, rales were 143. in the pound, 

 and now are 9s. to los. Edgefield 24s. in the pound, for 

 two years running, now 163. and the land not worth 20s. 

 an acre. 



The Fleg hundreds incorporated! rates no where liigh : 

 about 3s. in the pound. Martham, &c. 2S. to 3s. an acre. 



Happing and Tunsted hundreds incorporated ; 41 pa- 

 rishes : income above 4OC0I. a year ; rates in the scarcity 

 rose, but they are now down again to 2S. in the pound ; 

 but not at full rent ; about 2S. an acre : in winter between 

 3 and 400 in the house ; in summer betwctn 2 and 300. 



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