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Journal of the House of Lords
… Parish. The former I consider to have been a substantial Benefit; but the latter, it is to be feared, has helped to … It is frequently difficult to convince Farmers of the Benefit and the Saving to be attained by good Roads. Is it … into Dissipation at Public Houses, they would be a great Benefit; but they are certainly defective in all those …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Manufactures; consequently, though this Arrangement might benefit the Merchant, it would absolutely ruin the Landed … in saying, that your Lordships would confer a Public Benefit if you should be pleased to recommend the doing away … as well as on the Part of the Man we obtain considerable Benefit, and improve, as we apprehend, the Morals of the …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Increase of Labour is produced, and consequently more Benefit to the Poor. And that has the Effect of diminishing … or not. The Point to which the Question applied was, the Benefit to be received by the Parish that had such a … placed which would remain in the Parish? No doubt it would benefit those who remained, and for this Reason, because that …
Journal of the House of Lords
… I said that nothing but the increased Prices would benefit the Farmer. When I talked of an Increase of Price, I … Produce. In that Case certainly an Increase of Price would benefit the Farmer; but Increase of Price of any other Sort I do not conceive would benefit him. How, in your Opinion, is that to be produced? …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Accumulations are laid out in Labour; but it would not now benefit the Labourer, because the Competition is so great … were put into the Hands of Farmers, there would be no Benefit to the Labourer. The great Object is to decrease the … Circumstances, expect to derive from the undoubted general Benefit of a Decrease of Taxation. [163] You stated that one …
Journal of the House of Lords
… it gives so small an Amount. Are there many Persons in Benefit Societies in your Parish? I should think by far the greatest Proportion are in Benefit Societies. Are those Benefit Societies well conducted, or otherwise? I think some …
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… divided into Allotments, or is it to be cultivated for the Benefit of the Parish? That is not determined upon; at …
Journal of the House of Lords
… way, their Situation is very good. One very obvious Benefit arising from that Mode is, that it gives to the Hind, as the Farmer's Servant is called, the combined Benefit of occupying Land, as he has his Garden and his Cow … to him, without the Risk of doing it, and with the other Benefit of having in his Service regular Employment …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Two or Three neighbouring Gentlemen,) and I have seen the Benefit of such Exchanges in several Instances; but it is … would be willing to adopt it in the first instance: the Benefit would be equal to the Country whether you take the … as they improved the Land, but that they should have the Benefit of the improved Condition, for then they would …
Journal of the House of Lords
… of diminishing them. Are many of the Poor embarked in Benefit Societies in your Neighbourhood? I think not many. I know but of One Benefit Society in the Neighbourhood, and that has been … make any Comparison between those poor People who are in Benefit Societies, and those who have no Dependence in …