JB/147/432/001

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14 March 1810
Sinecures

If in the condition and practice of government the business of interest of the people
finance were the only interest to be considered regarded and provided
for, the description if the practical result to be
looked to in aimed at by enquiry would be come within a very narrow
compass – abolish strike off all expence.

But to the conduct of a great part of the business of government –
to a great part and it must be confessed by far the greatest
though still not by a good deal so great a part as is commonly supposed
or professed to be supposed, expence is necessary: necessary
viz. to the good of that branch of the public service which
on each occasion is in question: necessary to the due
performance of that branch of the species of service on which
it is bestowed.

Hence it is that to the general rule of finance
viz. strike off all expence, is attached of course a
limitation shown without which it would be too palpably
absurd to endure any the slightest glance: in every each instance strike off
all expence, that as far as in that instance expence can be struck off
without prejudice, preponderant prejudice to the service.

Hence again to be on pain of being worse than
useless, all enquiry into public expenditure, must be have for its guidance, give directed and by a reference to the
good interest and thence to the nature of the each particular branch of public
service on which it the such expenditure is bestowed.

Identifier: | JB/147/432/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 147.
Date_1	1810-03-14	Marginal Summary Numbering	9-11
Box	147	Main Headings	Sinecures
Folio number	432	Info in main headings field	Sinecures
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	E5
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	49657
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