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lNUERil ANCE [1793: Ben. Reg.ll. It likewise t(•nds to prevent the general improvement of the country, from the proprietors of these large estates not having the means or being unable l<.' bestow the attention, requisite for bringing into cultivation the extensive trar.ts or waste land com- prised in them. For the above reasons, and as the limitation of the public demand upon the estates of individuals as they now exist, and the rules prescribed for apportioning the amount of it, on the !>Cvcral shares of any estates which mav be divided, obviate the ohjectiom and inconveniences that might have :uisen from such divisions when the public demand wa~ liable lo a nnual or frequent varia- tion, the Governor General ir1 Council has enacted the following rules : Descent or