A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their PreventionColquhoun, Patrick
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A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention
Colquhoun, Patrick
Crime -- England -- London; Police -- England -- London
The Agent for Metalic Stores to be allowed 10 per Cent. on the value
as ascertained, by the original Invoice, founded on a survey and
valuation upon oath, and this to be in full of _Freight, Carriage,
Warehouse-rent, Insurance from fire, and all other expences,
including Commission for his trouble_, on all Stores that are again
converted to useful purposes; and 7-1/2 per cent. on the value of such
as are sold, in consequence of their being incapable of being rendered
useful; so as to make it the interest of the Agent to render as large
a portion useful as possible.
It is presumed that by an arrangement of this kind, an immense sum
will be saved to the Public annually; who would retain the
Contractor's profit in all cases where Old Stores are received back at
the price of old Metal, and again returned at the full contract price,
after a small expence is incurred in converting them into serviceable
Stores.
3d. That in consequence of the superior resource for the
consumption of _Provisions, Casks_, &c. in London, the whole
of the unserviceable Victualing Stores (except such as from
their small value and bulky nature will not defray the
expences of conveyance) shall be collected in a large
repository in London, under the charge of an able and
intelligent Agent, who shall give proper security for his
faithful management; and conduct the sales upon the
principles already explained _for ready money only_,
rendering an account _and making his payments monthly_, and
a final Account and Inventory at the end of the year; to be
at the whole expence of removing the goods from the
different Repositories to the Magazine in London; to be
allowed 4 per Cent. Commission on the sales, and 6 per Cent.
in lieu of all charges.
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