How long have you adopted this system upon the private roads?—Ever since October last. From that period the whole of the poor have been employed upon the parish roads?—From that period the whole of the poor that wanted employment, have been employed upon the parish roads, or upon the public roads under Mr. MᶜAdam. Have those persons been employed by you, by piece-work or by day-work?—The roads were in such a state, and as I wanted knowledge to employ by piece-work, I have been compelled to employ them by day-work. From your experience are you of opinion that these private roads, made upon the new system which has been adopted, can be kept in good repair at a less expense than they formerly cost in their bad state?—At a very considerable less expense than formerly. _Martis, 23º die Martii, 1819._ Mr. _Benjamin Farey_, called in; and Examined. You are, I believe, the surveyor of the Whitechapel road?—I am. How long have you been in that office?—Nine years. In what situation did you find the road, at the time of your undertaking the management?—I found the Whitechapel road in a dreadful state, partly from the neglect of the surveyor, in laying on foul and improper materials. In the autumn of 1809, it was almost impassable. Gravel is the only material you have in that neighbourhood?—Gravel is the only material we find, on or near the spot. Is the traffic upon the Whitechapel road so great as to render it impossible to preserve it in good order with the present materials?—It is impossible to preserve it in good order at all times, with the present materials; it is past the art of man. Do you consider the traffic upon that road, as greater than upon any other road out of London?—I believe it is a heavier traffic; there are not so many light carriages, as on some other roads. What species of carriages do you consider do the most injury to your road?—The carriages that do the most injury, are those with the widest wheels. In what way do you consider that they injure the road?—By their great weights destroying the materials. Are the carriages you allude to, exempt from the payment of tolls?—They pay much less tolls. The pressure, or crushing of materials by the wide wheels, is owing to the wheels not running flat. Being of a conical shape?—Being of a barrelled and conical shape, and the middle tire projecting above the others, with rough nails. Do you consider, that if those wheels were made of a cylindrical or flat shape, it would be good policy to grant them any exemption from tolls?—They would be less injurious for being cylindrical; but whenever the road was at all out of the level, and the weight came on one edge of the wheel, the road would be destroyed there.