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MACDONALD. 5<br />

"5. What was the number <strong>of</strong> persons in the Association?<br />

"6. What were their trades, occupations and amount<br />

<strong>of</strong> skill?<br />

"7. Their education, natural intelligence and morality?<br />

., 8. What religious belief, and if any, how preached<br />

and practised?<br />

"9. How were members admitted? was there any<br />

standard by which to judge them, or any property<br />

qualification necessary?<br />

" 10. Was there a written or printed constitution or<br />

laW3? if so can you send me a copy?<br />

" I I. Were pledges, fines, oaths, or any coercive<br />

means used?<br />

" 12. When and where did the Association commence<br />

its experiment? Please describe the locality; what<br />

dwellings and other conveniences were upon it; how<br />

many persons it could accomlTIodate ; how many persons<br />

lived on the spot; how much land was cultivated;<br />

whether there were plenty <strong>of</strong> provisions; &c., &c.<br />

" 13. How was the land obtained? Was it free or<br />

mortgaged? Who owned it?<br />

" 14. Were the new circumstances <strong>of</strong> the associates<br />

superior or inferior to the circumstances they enjoyed<br />

previous to their associating?<br />

" 15. Did they obtain aid from without?<br />

" 16. What particular person or persons took the lead?<br />

" 17. Who managed the receipts and expenditures,<br />

and were they honestly managed?<br />

" 18. Did the associates agree or disagree, and in<br />

what?<br />

" 19. How long did they keep together?

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