on the Poor Laws.
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| pulation of upwards of seven millions, six hundred thousand souls. | ||
| 191,225 | families supporting themselves by trade or income at 4s. per week | 994,370 |
| 191,225 | families of privileged orders, &c. on a regulated scale to be fixed by reference to the assessed taxes at 8s. | 1,988,740 |
| 382,450 | 2,983,110 | |
| At 1d. per head paid by persons employing workmen | 1,054,611 | |
| 1d. per head contributed by property now rateable | 1,054,611 | |
| 2,109,222 | ||
| By laboring classes | 4,214,445 |
| By other classes | 2,982,110 |
| By capital and land | 2,109,222 |
| Total | 9,305,777 |
I submit this only as a cursory view of the subject, to show what an enormous sum may be raised by calling forth the united contributions of all classes. I have considered 10s. as the lowest wages that the laborer would receive. The proportion would not exceed a thirtieth of their gains. All should contribute, but none in a higher ratio. The contributions would be nearly equal from those who were to be
