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overloaded part of his Majesty's subjects — the contributors
to the Poor-Rates: — defrayed in the mode which it was
the intention of Parliament to supersede — an intention
declared by the provision made for transferring the burthen
from the County Fund to the General National
Fund, as above. Extracts from the Penitentiary Contract
Act the Act made for this single purpose 7th July 1794
34 G. 3. c. 84 . . 1. "Whereas . . . it will be of great public
"utility that a Penitentiary House or Penitentiary Houses
"should be built for the particular purpose of confining
"transportable & other Convicts . . . . the Commissioners of
"the Treasury . . . . are hereby required , as soon after the passing
"of this Act as conveniently may be . . . . to contract . . .
"for the erecting one or more Penitentiary House or Houses .
ib. . 2. "All expences attending the execution of this
"Act shall be defrayed in such manner as shall be agreed
". . . . in such Contract : or in case the same shall not
"be so agreed upon, then the same . . . . shall be defrayed by
". . . . the Commissioners of the Treasury . . . and . . . laid
"before , and annually provided for by Parliament , or
"otherwise as Parliament shall direct".

Extract from the General Appropriation Act 12th
July 1799 39. G. 3. c. 114. . 2. After the general enacting &
appropriative words "And any sum or sums of money
"not exceeding thirty six thousand Pounds to th be paid
"to Jeremy Bentham Esquire, for the purchase of Ground
"for erecting a Penitentiary House for the custody and employment
of Convicts and towards the expence of erecting
"such Penitentiary House & the said sum be issued &
"paid without any fee or deduction whatsoever." —

Identifier: | JB/116/622/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	622	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d24*
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public	letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7	ID Number	38155
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