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<sic>recompence</sic> that will be sufficient that is that a person<lb/> | <sic>recompence</sic> that will be sufficient that is that a person<lb/> | ||
competent to the purpose may in general be found willing<lb/> | competent to the purpose may in general be found willing<lb/> | ||
to accept of in the case in question experience has | to accept of in the case in question experience has shewn<lb/> | ||
that for the quantity of time requisite to be expended on each<lb/> | that for the quantity of time requisite to be expended on each<lb/> | ||
transaction <del>a sum so low</del> a <sic>recompence</sic> so low as this<lb/> | transaction <del>a sum so low</del> a <sic>recompence</sic> so low as this<lb/> | ||
small fraction of a penny a fraction so much below the<lb/> | small fraction of a penny a fraction so much below the<lb/> | ||
value <del>the</del> of the smallest piece of coin in circulation<lb/> | value <del>the</del> of the smallest piece of coin in circulation is<lb/> | ||
sufficient. —<lb/></p> | |||
<p>What makes the rate of pay in this instance so<lb/> | <p>What makes the rate of pay in this instance so<lb/> | ||
high the | high the ratio of the <sic>receivers</sic> pay to the amount of the<lb/> | ||
money received so high is — that the Sum of money received<lb/> | money received so high is — that the Sum of money received<lb/> | ||
on each transaction is so low for a Sum 50 or 100 or even<lb/> | on each transaction is so low for a Sum 50 or 100 or even<lb/> | ||
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the same amount might with little or no addition still<lb/> | the same amount might with little or no addition still<lb/> | ||
suffice since the time expended in the operation of receiving<lb/> | suffice since the time expended in the operation of receiving<lb/> | ||
would <add>scarce</add> experience any sensible increase. —</p> | would <add>scarce</add> experience any sensible increase. —<lb/></p> | ||
<p>3<hi rend='superscript'>d</hi> — | <p>3<hi rend='superscript'>d</hi> — The class of Offices proposed is more numerous and<lb/> | ||
more equally distributed than any other class of <add>Revenue</add> Offices under<lb/> | more equally distributed than any other class of <add>Revenue</add> Offices under<lb/> | ||
Government more so than the little temporary Offices possessed by<lb/> | Government more so than the little temporary Offices possessed by<lb/> | ||
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Art. 15.
of the Office being given what is the least quantity of
recompence that will be sufficient that is that a person
competent to the purpose may in general be found willing
to accept of in the case in question experience has shewn
that for the quantity of time requisite to be expended on each
transaction a sum so low a recompence so low as this
small fraction of a penny a fraction so much below the
value the of the smallest piece of coin in circulation is
sufficient. —
What makes the rate of pay in this instance so
high the ratio of the receivers pay to the amount of the
money received so high is — that the Sum of money received
on each transaction is so low for a Sum 50 or 100 or even
a 1000 times as great the same Sum a recompence to
the same amount might with little or no addition still
suffice since the time expended in the operation of receiving
would scarce experience any sensible increase. —
3d — The class of Offices proposed is more numerous and
more equally distributed than any other class of Revenue Offices under
Government more so than the little temporary Offices possessed by
the Vendors of Stamps considerably more so than the Excise
Officers from these two circumstances taken together arise
two advantages: the Journey of the customer to for the purchase of his
Annuity Note is so much the shorter and the value necessary
to be interested in the Shape of Annuity of Notes to a given
hand for a given space of time is so much the less considerable. What
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