...state five millions of acres now lying waste is considered, it cannot but be a subject of regret and surprise that no greater progress in this undertaking...labour, accompanied by a corresponding rise of wages and improvement in the condition of the poor ; opportunities would also be afforded for the settlement...

...sanction of Parliament. "When the immense importance of bringing into a productive state 5,000,000 acres, now lying waste, is considered, it cannot but...superabundant in particular districts, on waste lands, which at present sca-cely produce the means of sustenance, or suited for human institutions. This change...

...state five millions of acres, now lying waste, is considered, it cannot but be a subject of regret and surprise that no greater progress in this undertaking...labour, accompanied by a corresponding rise of wages and improvement in the condition of the poor ; opportunities would also be afforded for the settlement...

...undertaking has yet been made." And the beneficial effects it thus describes : — " If this work could be accomplished, not only would it afford a transitory but a permanent demand for productive labor, accompanied by a corresponding rise of wages and improvement in the condition of the poor. The...