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<p n="262"> dation in an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50921_occ42">Act of the Legislature</rs>
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, under whose Authority they<lb></lb>
are nominated.</p>
<p n="263">The Regulations in this Act, regarding the Power of Commis-<lb></lb>
sioners, Mode of Division, Etc. being almost uniformly the same<lb></lb>
with those which have so often received the Sanction of Parlia-<lb></lb>
ment, it is hoped that much Delay will not be thought necessary,<lb></lb>
previous to its passing. The present Scarcity, and high Price of<lb></lb>
Provisions, evidently renders it an Object of the greatest national<lb></lb>
Importance, to bring a considerable additional Quantity of Land<lb></lb>
into immediate Cultivation; and by encouraging the planting of our<lb></lb>
Wastes with Potatoes-for which they are so peculiarly well cal-<lb></lb>
culated-we may thus secure a great Increase of that Species of<lb></lb>
Food for the Consumption of the Years 1796-7. As the fol-<lb></lb>
lowing Bill, indeed, is drawn up conformably to the most ap-<lb></lb>
proved Precedents, there is every Reason to hope, that it can oc-<lb></lb>
casion little Discussion, and that it will pass in Time sufficient, to<lb></lb>
have a considerable Extant of Waste Lands planted with Potatoes,<lb></lb>
in the Course of the Year 1796, more especially if the Recom-<lb></lb>
mendation of the Committee, to promote the Cultivation of that<lb></lb>
valuable Root by a Bounty, is adopted by Parliament; and if<lb></lb>
Persons interested in Commons, will immediately set about ar-<lb></lb>
ranging Matters for a Division, which cannot be too strongly<lb></lb>
urged and recommended to their Attention.</p>
<p n="264">It may also be proper here briefly to state, what Steps are taking,<lb></lb>
for laying the Foundation of that General Law of Division and In-<lb></lb>
closure, which has so long been so ardently wished for. It will<lb></lb>
require, however, much Deliberation and Inquiry, as it is proposed<lb></lb>
that it should be extended to Common Fields, and every Species<lb></lb>
of Commonable Lands, as well as to what are, strictly speaking,<lb></lb>
Waste Lands and Commons.</p>
<p n="265">As the surest Basis for so great a System, it is judged necessary<lb></lb>
to examine such Acts of Inclosure as have hitherto passed, where<lb></lb>
Copies of them could be procured, and to analyze them accord-<lb></lb>
ing to the following Specimen.</p>
<p n="266">SPECIMEN</p>
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