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 November 1801, in Sir John Sinclair's Hitory of the Revenue. Referring to that for more particular information, it will be ufficient here to tate with preciion the avings in direct expenditure.

In a former publication by the author, ha referred to a repreentation by the commiioners to the committee of finance in 1798, when they aid,

"They have aved the public ome hundred thouand pounds, which but for their cloe and contant attention, would have been lot; adding, that if the three Boards engaged before this time in hiring tranports for their repective ervices, had each of them, through the weight of buines or want of attention, taken up one hip of a moderate ize more than was neceary, or permitted one hip for each branch to remain unemployed, the pay of thoe tranports, excluive of incidents, would have amounted to more than the whole official charge of the new Board, and all the clerks under them." A ingle intance, after its etablihment, will afford proof that this was no exaggeration. The barrack-office,

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