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of a trip to Europe, a tour to the Continent, etc. When 
the Merchant thinks the holiday time is over, he shuts 
his purse strings, and sends the Planter back to his Estate 
with a flea in his ear. The Planter returns from Turtle, 
Turbot and Venison, to his dry Salt Fish and Plantains, 
curses the Merchant for illiberality, lives as well as he 
can to console his spirits under the wretched alternative, 
and becomes again the Bailiff of the Estate. Esto Per- | 
petua. 
The Attorney of a Property is a person left in charge 
by the Proprietor during his absence from the Colony, and 
who is responsible for the proper condu€ting of the con- 
cern during such absence. The customary allowance for 
this duty is 10 per cent. But, with long established and 
extensive properties, where the revenue is very consider- 
able and the duty of the Attorney easy, a less sum is 
mutually agreed upon. The Attorney transaéts the mer- 
cantile business of the Estate, he superintends the supply 
of provisions, and clothing, the ere€tion of buildings, and 
all ordinary and extraordinary expenses. He in fa&t com- 
bines the duties of the Proprietor and his Town Agent. 
And his principal cares are to regulate the expenses of 
the Estate in proportion to its income, to provide it 
with a proper and efficient manager, and to see that the 
produce gets to a good market. 
An Attorney should, if possible, give over an Estate in 
the same (or a better) condition as that in which he 
received it. With regard to the number of negroes, this, 
from the pressure of a severe sickly season, will fre- 
quently be impossible, But it will be very easy to shew 
that proper attention has been paid to the comforts of 
the negroes, and to their proper medical attendance. 
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