Do you consider that it would be advisable to pave the whole of the roads, or that the paving of the centre or sides, as has been recommended by some witnesses, would be sufficient?—I apprehend that the paving a proper width in the centre would be quite sufficient, gravel might be proper enough for the sides, upon the same principle that we, in all new roads which are constructed, make use of metalling, or broken stones on the middle part of the road, for about from sixteen to eighteen or twenty feet in breadth, and leave the sides gravelled and kept dry; this, in general, forms a very perfect road. Is there any principle which you would think proper to recommend in regard to the shape of the stones to be used in paving roads?—I am of opinion that the general shape of the stones at present used for paving, and the modes of distributing them are very imperfect, the lower part of the stones being of a triangular wedge-like shape, which, instead of enabling them to resist the weights which come upon them; easily penetrate into the substratum; the stones are also broken of an unequal size. The remedies for these defects are obvious, they should be as nearly as possible of a cubical form, its lower bed having an equal surface with its upper face; they should be selected as nearly as possible of an equal size, and they should never be of great length on the face. In quarrying and preparing the stones would there be any additional expense in forming them into the cubical shape now recommended?—There would certainly be an additional expense in the preparation, because there would be more work required in the dressing, and many stones must be rejected which are now used; but I think the additional expense would be very well bestowed. Are you of opinion that great injury is done to turnpike roads by the heavy weights carried in waggons upon them?—I am. Are you of opinion that any breadth of wheels for those waggons will justify the present exemption from tolls?—It certainly ought not. In what manner would you recommend that the tolls should be apportioned to the weights carried by waggons on those roads?—I am of opinion that the most advisable mode would be to apportion the tolls to the weight carried on each wheel, without reference to the breadth, provided it is not allowed to be less than four inches. For the purpose of assessing the tolls in this instance would it not be necessary that the waggon should be weighed at every turnpike gate?—There ought to be a power to do it, but there might be a check by means of toll tickets, similar to what is done upon navigable canals.