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AND F. R. s. OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH:

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Printed and fold by JAMES DECKER.
PARIS, fold by LEVRAULT FRERES, Quai Malaquai.

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PART II. Caufes of the Profperity of new Co-

lonies

Page 107

PART III. Of the advantages which Europe
has derived from the difcovery of America,
and from that of a Paffage to the East Indies
by the Cape of Good Hope

CHAP. VIII.

Conclufion of the Mercantile Syftem

CHA P. IX.

Of the agricultural Syftems, or of thofe Systems
of political Oeconomy, which represent the
Produce of Land as either the fole or the
principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth
of every Country

BOOK V.

149

234

267

Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Com-
monwealth.

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BOOK IV.

MERCHA

CHA P. IV.

Of Drawbacks:

ERCHANTS and manufacturers are not contented with the monopoly of the home market, but defire likewise the most extensive foreign fale for their goods. Their country has no jurisdiction in foreign nations, and therefore can seldom procure them any monopoly there. They are generally obliged, therefore, to content themselves with petitioning for certain encouragements to exportation.

Of these encouragements what are called Drawbacks seem to be the most reasonable. To allow the merchant to draw back upon exportation, either the whole or a part of whatever excife, or inland duty is impofed upon domestic industry, W. of N. 3.

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