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2 Aug. 1802 + N. S. Wales

The same observations, mutatis mutandis

In like manner, in regard to population.

So far as wealth is concerned, the burthens — the
disadvantages in the evils — resulting to the community from government —
the sum of which constitutes the price paid for those advantages which it would
not enjoy without but for government (that is for all other
advantages and elements of well-being whatsoever —) the price thus paid consists
in the contributions paid by individuals, each out of his
own peculiar stock, into the common stock employ'd
under the management of government. Whatever spr
portion of weal The sum total, expressive of the amount
of these contributions, to be paid for any given span of time, by the inhabitants of the Mother Country, being
given — any sum which, coming from an extraneous
source, such as that a Colony, into the hands of the government of the Mother Country,
and being a sum coming gratis — i.e: without being
paid for — and being a sum which had it not been for
the Colony would not have come into the hands of such government
upon such terms — every such sum and such sum only belongs to the account of
profit to the government, and thence to the community, of the Mother
Country at large.

But against this profit, must be set any expence
which government may, during that period, have sustained,
by reason on account of such Colony: and, if such expence has
been greater than the profit, then, instead of neat profit,
the result is neat loss — neat loss to the amount of the
difference.

The effect of the Colony upon the sum total of the
forced contributions paid by the inhabitants of the Mother Country,
is therefore the test and measure of its utility with reference
to the Mother Country, in respect of wealth. If it So far as it lessens them, it adds to her national wealth: as far as it increases them,
it takes from that t wealth. [+]
[+] Trade with her Colonies — trade, be it ever so extensive, makes no such addition to her sum of wealth: not so much as by the amount of the profit of that trade: because for any thing that ever appears can appear, the same quantum of would be productive of the same rate of profit, if employd otherwise and elsewhere.

Identifier: | JB/116/103/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1	1802-08-02	Marginal Summary Numbering	27
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	103	Info in main headings field	n. s. wales
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d17 / e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	37636
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