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Indirect

The expences of such a survey where it to
be performed at once and made carried universally
over all the dominions whole surface of the
dominions of the state would be prodigious very
great: so much so great as probably to exceed by far any
advantage that could be derived from it for a considerable
length of time. But this expeditiousness in
the execution would not by any means be necessary.
The work might go on gradually giving the
precedence to the several districts in the order
of their importance. First the [site of the] towns
of which, according to the number of the persons
whom it should be thought fit to employ in
this way, a number might be surveying at a
time: then the districts roundabout in proportion
to their vicinity. taking The trouble would always
be answered by the advantage, as far as whether
cultivation extended the country was in cultivation; and where it was not in there was no
cultivation the expence of mapping would be
next to nothing: there being no distinction of different properties
estates to bound there would be no boundaries to
lay down: and as to the natural diversification
of


Identifier: | JB/062/196/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 62.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

062

Main Headings

indirect legislation

Folio number

196

Info in main headings field

indirect

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

20186

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