[Footnote 175: See the Chapter on the subject of Base Coin, in this _Treatise_; and the remedies ultimately proposed for suppressing this enormous evil.--The Author has great satisfaction in stating that a Bill is now nearly prepared, grounded chiefly on his suggestions, for improving the Coinage Laws; and that sanguine hopes are entertained of its passing during the present Session of Parliament.--The proposition now made of bringing this feature of Police, so far as relates to _Presses_, and other _Machinery_, under the inspection of the proposed _Central Board_, will certainly have a powerful effect in deterring evil-minded persons from following the Trade of Coiners of Base Money, or Engravers and Stampers of forged Bank Notes.--In this kind of Control, the Police Revenue Board would have an advantage arising from the nature of the System, which may be considered as _invaluable in a national point of view_, since no part of the Country, however remote, could be said to be out of their reach, as Officers, under their immediate direction, would be found every where.] VI. These Commissioners, after deducting the necessary expences, should pay into the Exchequer weekly, through the medium of a Receiver, the whole Revenues collected by them for Police purposes; and it is to be hoped, notwithstanding the very low Rates of the Licence Duties proposed, that, _including the Horse Police_, the aggregate Collection would go very far towards easing the resources of the Country of the expence of what the Select Committee of the House of Commons denominate, _a very inefficient System of Police_.[176] [Footnote 176: From an estimate which has been made, the three Classes mentioned in division IV. might be made to produce above 100,000_l._ for Police purposes, in addition to what is received at present from Pawnbrokers, and Horse Dealers.--The chief part would arise from the transfer of Horses.] VII. It would be the duty of the Commissioners to superintend, with great strictness, the conduct of their Subordinate Officers, both in the Town and Country Districts, and to be careful that those who were entrusted with the collection of the Licence Duties gave proper Security;[177] and that in their conduct, in Surveying and Watching the Movements of the different Dealers, they manifested the greatest degree of vigilance, prudence, and discretion.--Above all, that they were regular in their Payments, and remittances, so as not to incur the penalties inflicted by the proposed Act on defaulters.