That if any perfon is remifs in working for the public benefit, he fhall be duly fined on conviction before a jury, according to the proportion of his offence, to a certain number of days labour, tó be worked out as foon as the private labour of the fettlement commences, and the adjudged fines fhall be entered upon the public books, immediately after conviction and judgement.

It is also proposed, as a means of raifing ready money for the ufe of the fettlement, and of forming a company of proprietors in England by proportional Shares of credit, to carry on a legal trade with the fettlement, and yet fo as not to interfere in the leaft with the internal polity, government and freedom of the actual fettlers; that if any perfon in England fhall be willing to advance money to a number of fettlers, (if people of colour

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not above 31. each, to the value of 30 days work each) fo as to obtain indents to the full amount, in all, of 310 days work, estimated at 2s. per day, amounting to 311. he shall (upon delivering the faid indents duly figned to that amount,' into the charge of the town clerk of the first hundred, or principal bank) be allowed an equal lot of land with the rest of the fettlers, to be duly registered in the principal settlement, and to be cleared and cultivated by the faid labour of 310 days work, (after deducting 62 days for public taxes, and 12 days as an absentee from watch and ward, in all, 74 days tax for every 310 days expreffed in the indents) as far as the fame can be profitably bestowed upon the lot, within the space of two years from the date, under the direction of the officers of the principal Bank, who fhall keep an exact account of the value of the produce on the fale or difpofal of it; and from the e whole

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whole amount thereof they shall deduct, for the benefit of the publick revenue, 12 per cent by way of commiffion, for the care and direction of the officers of the respective Banks, in fuperintending the clearing, cultivating, fowing or planting and reaping or gathering of the produce of the appointed lot; which befides fuch ample allowance to the fettlement, will yield a profit to the lender of the money, after the principal fum of 311. is also deducted by the public Bank from the remaining balance of produce (in order to continue the inveftiture of the lot or fhare to the fame proprietor) will yield I fay, a profit or intereft at the rate of above 100l. per cent, on the principal fum advanced, in the space of two years at furtheft, the common intereft for that time being previously laid on as a part of the money advanced, for which the indents are proposed to be given.

Whofoever,

Whofoever, therefore, will advance the fum of 281. to any poor laborious man (who cannot find work for fubfiftance in his own country) to enable him to pay his paffage with the new fettlers, and to enable him to carry out four months provifions like the rest, with fome neceffary tools, feeds, plants, arms, &c. and fhall add to the account, as a part of the debt, 21. 16s. for the interest of two years, and 4S. for the expence of drawing the indent, stamps, &c. amounting in all to 311. for 310 days labour, at eight hours each, to be worked out, one third in the first year, and the remainder within the fecond year, the labourer will, by the propofed conftitution of the fettlement, gain a lot of free land gratis, with the other first settlers, and will have a fufficient time to clear and cultivate a part of his own lot, to fubfift himself with provifions--and, on the other hand, Q 2

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the lender of the money will gain, befides the common intereft for the loan, a clear profit of above 100 per cent. to make him amends for the hazard of the man's dying before the work is performed, which is furely an ample confideration for insurance of life and risque.

Alfo as a further means of raising money for the use of the fettlers, it is propofed (if a majority of them, any number above 300, shall in a regular council refolve that they will impower their elected town clerk of the principal fettlement, or public bank, to give receipts or acknowledgements in the name of the community for the following purpose) that a share, or fhares of land may be laid out and cultivated, under the direction of the public Bank, as above propofed, for the benefit of every person who fhall advance for the common, or publick ufe of the fettlement,