[344] p. 94.
[345] p. 135.
[346] p. 156.
[347] The expenses of enclosure of an average amount were calculated by the Board of Agriculture at 497l. for the Act, 259l. for the Survey, 344l. for the Commissioners, 550l. 7s. 6d. for fencing, etc. General Report on Enclosures, 1808.
[348] Belvoir.
7. Arthur Young's Criticism of Enclosure [Young, An Inquiry into the Propriety of Applying Wastes, etc., 1801, pp. 13 and 42], 1801.
Go to an alehouse kitchen of an old enclosed country, and there you will see the origin of poverty and poor rates. For whom are they to be sober? For whom are they to save? (Such are their questions.) For the parish? If I am diligent, shall I have leave to build a cottage? If I am sober, shall I have land for a cow? If I am frugal, shall I have half an acre of potatoes? You offer no motives; you have nothing but a parish officer and a workhouse! Bring me another pot.
Objection VIII. Wastes are as much property as my house.