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PREFACE. 



ly hope, that such references will give no offence, 

 as they are only used to verify the thing spoken of. 

 Besides, I have the satisfaction of stating, that I 

 have had the consent of the most of those noble- 

 men and gentlemen whose names or places are here 

 mentioned ; and I have endeavoured in all cases to 

 avoid the names of places, &c. where I supposed 

 the slightest offence would have been given by in- 

 serting them. 



It will be seen that the leading object of this pub- 

 lication is, in the first place, the improving of waste 

 lands by a judicious system of planting and rear- 

 ing Plantations ; in the second place, by improv- 

 ing the pastures ; and in the third place, by draining 

 the bogs, &c., and I hope it will be found in the se- 

 quel that I have clearly made out the utility and 

 immense profits arising from such systems of im-^ 

 provement. This is beyond fair contradiction, 

 and well deserves the pen of the most distin- 

 guished talent. In this volume I have added se- 

 veral new schemes of improving waste lands, the 

 utility of which I hope will be justly appreciated. 

 As my Letter to Mr. Secretary Peel is so much 

 connected with the subject, I hope its insertion will 

 not be deemed intrusive by any of my readers ; 

 being fully of opinion, that the existence of so much 

 waste land is a great disgrace to any kingdom, par- 

 ticularly to such a wealthy, public spirited, and flour- 

 ishing kingdom as Great Britain ; I most sincerely 



