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46 to 51 State the particular
advantages that may be
expected to derive from
this Naval Dock Yard
Seminary.
Every encreasing permanent
expence of a Dock Yard should
be kept down as much as
possible. It already amounts
in mere pay to 750,000£
pr. annum but may of course
be very considerably reduced
in time of Peace whilst it
continues upon its present
footing, not differing materially
in point of workmen
to the Merchants Yards except
in Numbers, every man
knowing that he is liable
to be discharged whenever a
Reduction may be found
necessary. Whenever they
shall find themselves fixed
and established, I fear they
will as a Body, presume on
their consequence to the State
in time of War, and occasionally
become more refractory
and difficult to be kept in
order than they have even
proved themselves in this
war
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