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 Oaeen Anne, when grants were perpetual, the perons to whom they were made became immediately independent of the Crown, and not unfrequently gave very early proofs of that independence: whereas, by the meaure adopted on the acceion of the Queen, every grantee, or the peron repreenting him, became dependent on the miniter for a renewal of his leae, for which applications were generally made at uch times, and on uch occaions, as were thought to afford the bet hope of their being attended to, on terms favourable to his interet.

Under this ytem Mr. Pitt, on coming into office, found the whole landed property of the crown, and the income ariing from it, in every way, very little exceeding 4,000l a-year. He therefore, after long enquiries, and mot attentive conideration, applied a remedy in 1794, when an act was paed, by which it is provided that no leae hall be renewed till within a hort period of its expiration, nor till an actual urvey hall have been made by two profeional men of experience and character, who are required to certify the true