1818 April 16

Parl Reform Bill

Reasons

§ 9. Election Districts

II Mathematical first

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For the towns in every instance in which the population of the town was deemed too copious to be consistently with the regard due to the principle of equality of rights condensed into one district, a survey of the town would require to be made upon a scale large enough to serve for the demarcation into divers districts: the already existing Map of London may to this purpose serve at any rate as an object of reference.

By a mathematical survey taken by mathematicians /topographers/ of the first eminence the construction of a Map of the Island of Great Britain has been carrying on for several years. Of this survey some of the results in the shape[?] of 10[?] maps[?] of Counties have already been made public. But in no one of these Maps has any demarcation of parishes been expressed. It remains therefore for enquiry how far if in any degree use could be made of that survey for the present purpose.