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Every person possessed of a \Vagglln, Cart, or T~am of
HOI'ses, Oxen, or beast~ of burthen or draft used to draw the
!ame, to work on lht! high\Vay~ three clays.
EVllry male inhabitant from 21 to 50, not ratell on the Assessment
Roll, is compelled to work on the high\\'a)s tbr~e
days.
Persons emigl'ating to tbi~ PI'ovince, intending to become
Settlers, and not having he!'n resident six monlhs, are exempt;
nnd all indigent persons, by reason of sickness, age, or numerous
£allllly, are exempt at the dis~retion of the Magistrates.
Any person liable may compound, if he think fit, by paying
5s. per day for each cart, &c. and 2;;. 6d. for each day's duty,
to be paid within 10 days after demand made by authorized
Surveyor, or the Magistrates can issde their distress for double
the amount and costs.
RESOURCES OF EUROPEAN POWERS.
We insert the following; c,m'fully drawn from various sour­
CU, as a cunvenient table of rcfc;'f(lce.
Great Britllin.-N~tiollal debr, (p'3,400,896,76S.-Yearly
revenue, $22S,849,600.-Populalion, (fo say nothing of colonies,)
25,OOO,000.--Army in peace, 90,519 men; in war,
278,270.--N