Page:William Petty - Economic Writings (1899) vol 1.djvu/247

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of IRELAND.
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Having shew'd that 340,000 of spare hands are in Ireland, it follows to find Employments for them, which is at 7l. per head, to earn per Ann. 2,380,000
This Imployment may be either in order to Local Wealth, or Universal Wealth.
Local Wealth I understand to be the building of 168,000 small Stone-wall Houses, with Chimneys, Doors, Windores, Gardens and Orchards, ditch'd and quicksetted ; instead of the lamentable Sties now in use; the which may cost 3 l. each, in all l.
544,000
The planting 5 Millions of Fruit-Trees at 4 d. each. 83,000 [1]
Planting 3 Millions of Timber-Trees upon the Bounds and Meers of every Denomination of Lands at 3 d. each [2]360,000 l. |15|
Of Inclosures and Quicksets one Million of Perches at 12 d. per Perch. l.
50,000
Fortifying the City of Dublin 30,000
Building a new Palace for the chief Governour. 30,000
Making there a Mold for Shipping. 15,000
Making several Rivers navigable and mending High-Ways. 35,000
Building of 100 Churches, at 200 l. each 20,000
Workhouses of several sorts. Tan-Yards, Fishing Crofts, Rape-Mills, Allom and Copperas-works, as also Madder, Lead, Salt, &c. 50,000
 
In order to Money and Universal Wealth.
 
For Ten Thousand Tuns of Shipping 100,000
For a Stock of Wool, Hemp, Flax and Rawhides for one Years Work 400,000
For the Labour of Men to Manufacture the same. [3]1000,000 |16|
  1. More accurately £83,333. 6s. 8d.
  2. In the margin of S, '375,000.' The correct amount is £37,500.
  3. Making the corrections indicated, Petty's 'employments' foot up to £2,384,833. 6s. 8d. as against £2,380,000 of employments required.