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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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that the Overseers had in consequence discontinued
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Brewing - and Contracted for Beer which makes a
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Saving in that Article of nearly One half
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That the Increase of the several Articles
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of Grocery has been very considerable & particularly
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of Tea & Sugar which was so enormously great as
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to induce the Committee to Recommend the immediate
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Interference of the Overseers on those Articles also
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That the Quantity of Candles consumed has
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increased from 72 to 100 dozen Annually but
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that the Soap appears to be nearly the same
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That there appears to be an increased
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Annual Expenditure of 1000 Pounds of Butter
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since the year 1792 after allowing for the Numbers
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of the Poor.
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All the above Articles have been Minutely
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and luboriously investigated by the Committee who
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now submit the Result to this Board in full confidence
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that they will take such Steps as to prevent as much
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as possible all future Impositions on the Officers
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by giving them all necessary Regulations for their
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Conduct in the management of that House and
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likewise to Prevent all Waste and Extravagance therein
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for which Purpose your Committee are Compiling
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certain observations & Regulations which will all
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they intend to submit to your Consideration
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The Committee beg leave to State that they
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have Recommended some material Alterations in the
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