to the Sessions, as the said Statude positively requires, and the Order of Session
so strongly recommends, such Returns would be Records to prove the
former Panishment of such Vagabonds. Upon the Examination of the Contractor
Mr Adams's Account, it appears that the hath conveyed 1159 Persons by 622
Orders, within his Years Contract, which upon a Computation of Seven Shifts.
an Orders, amounts, to £217..14s (such Computation being Justified by and Inspections
of the Gross of the Orders the proceeding Year) but if the Sum of £149..13s.. which
was Ordered contrary to the said order of Sessions be added, it makes the Sum £367..7s
whence deducting £120 the Contractors Salary and Extra Maintenance the saving
to the County is sufficient to demonstrate the utility of the said Order of Sessions.

That upon the whole, the Committee having duty considered the Promisses
think themselves fully justified in declaring it to be their Opinion, that the
Order of Sessions of July 14th. 1757. hath been productive of good Consequences
to this County, by saving a large Sum of the Public Money; and in money Respects
hath produced more regular Proceeding upon the Vagrant Act; and the Committee
report it their Opinion, that the Interest of this County is greatly concerned in the
full and explicite. Compliance of the magistrates to the said Order, and that the
said Order ought to be inforced by the Sessions by all last full Means; And they
are of opinion; that if any Opposition should continue to the Efforts of the
Sessions to save the public Money, considering that the great Sums of Money
thus expended,have not in the least answered the Intention of the Legistature
the Nuisance of Beggars still continuing as great as ever; this Court are
possessed of Facts sufficient to justify an Applications Parliament for
an Alteration of the Law in this Respect, and to prevent the Dissipation of the
public Money and that such Application would be beneficial to this and
other Countries.

That they then proceeded to take into Consideration, the Proposal of
James Sturges Adams< no role > referred to them, relating to the conveying.
Vagabonds from the North, East. and West Parts of this County to their
respive Settlements, and forwarding those whose Destination is thro' this
County; and to clear the Bridewells and other Places of Lodgment of Vagabonds
Hour times every Week, that is to say twice a Week to the North and East and
twice to the West, and regularly go the Colerbrooke and Stains twice Week; and
the same to South Mims and Endfield to receive and convey Vagabonds there
lodged to their respive Settlements Etc. All which the said Adams proponent
do for £200 P Ann. and Six pence for each Vagabond for Subsistence in
their Passage under the Regulations of the Order of Sessions of the 14th. July
1757 Etc.

That they have examined the several Orders of Conveying Vagabonds
from the Ninth East and West parts of this County for tow Years Vizt. from
July