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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1817 edition. Excerpt:...of the eirertion' of individuals'!-ilndividuals, if thcv exert themselves, may do it under the existing laws, but I'think ihe laws mi 'ht be made to encourage them more. Do you think any law cou d be made that would enforce those practices, that would produce those effects '.5---iYes; I remember a clause in Mr. Whitbread's Bill, which is worth an Act of Parliament, if you made the vote in the vestry according to the amount he paid. I know some parishes _where the lower orders of payers behave so ill to the gentlemen, they d_o not dare to shew themselves; whereas it the voted in proportion to their payments, would then have the management of the parish. 0 riot on think if the management of the receipt and expenditure oft e parish was separated, it would induce many.gentle-' men to take part in the management ofthe poor who do not now do it '.5-The receipt is very simple; one overseer collects it from the _ farmers.. _ But it would induce gentlemen to become overseers, who iwould not like to be coll'ectors of the money 'Q--The way we have done is this, to put a gentleman and some tradesman or farmer; the farmer or tradesman takes the collection, or when there are two gentlemen they collect by their servants; therefore I do not believe it would have any effect. i ' " But in large populous places gentlemen would not like to be the collectors of the money 'Z-They send their servants. _ ls there any other property in youriparish that could be assessed that is not assessed?--l think not, unless it is the manufactory by and by, and it would be difficult to assess that. V The rate of 'wages is from 12s. to l4s.,'!---Thirteen shillings 0n_ an average. And by taskw'1ork'a man may...