THE POOR. 493 



The necessary and unavoidable expenses of a labourer 

 and his wife, without any family, for one year, calculated 

 at the price of flour 4s. and meal 3s. per stone, and the 

 other articles at present price, 1799*. 



£. s. d, £. s. d. 

 Cottage rent - - - 2 10 o 



One peck of coals per day, 20 ^ 



weeks, or 140 days, at 3fd. v 2 O 10 



per peck - - J 



Half a peck per day, 8 weeks, or "i ^ 



56 days - - J 



A quarter of a peck per day, 24-1 



weeks, or rather 169 days J 



; I 4 



I 8 10 



7 Q 



£'9 1^ 



* Cojimunicated by. aaaftivc Magistrate. 



Amount 



