JB/150/320/002

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In §1 the words are ... "And suggest such Plans Rules
" and Regulations Means and Methods for the disposal and Alienation
"or for the future Management and Improvement of the said
"Landed Estates and Professions and for the Protection Increase
" and Supply of Timber in the such Forests Chases and other Lands
" of the Crown for the use of the Royal Navy or for redressing any
" abuses in the Management of the said landed Estates and the
" Collection and due answering of the Revenues of the same or
" other small Branches of Revenues aforesaid as the said Commissioners
" shall think best calculated for rendering the said landed Estates and
" Professions of the Crown and the Revenues arising therefrom and
" his Majesty and the Public."

By §24 The Commrs are declared not disqualified from
sitting in the House of Commons. §.24.

4 In the preceding Year By 25 Geo: 3.c.52 the Commission still
existing was established for the auditing of the Public Accounts. No
such authority as that of reporting opinions was included in this
Commission the reason evidently is that power was therein given to
the Commissioners themselves adequate to the doing every thing which
the end in view required to be done.

For the Clause corresponding to this part of the preamble see § .
Objection to this Clause — Too great a power to be given to a
permanent body of men like this it makes them a fourth Estate.

Answer. No power at all — What is thus required to be done
by them is no more than may be done by any Body and is
done by every body that pleases. No power but a duty without
power. The Commissioners are not to bring in Bills. It is
made their more especial duty to give opinion and suggest
measures only because their situatio0n is such as to give them
a

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Identifier: | JB/150/320/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	150	Main Headings	police bill
Folio number	320	Info in main headings field	board of police
Image	002	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	50541
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