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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/35857-35860
Record Type	Writings (documents)
Title	Report on the State of the Representation, written by the Committee of the Cabinet to Lord Grey
Date	14 January 1831
Writer	Durham, 1st Earl of; Lord Privy Seal
	Graham, James R.G
	Russell, John;
	Duncannon, John, Viscount
Addressee	Grey, 2nd Earl
Description	Following Lord Grey's direction to examine the state of the Representation [to find ways of improvement] the Committee of the Cabinet presents here three Bills amending the Representation of England, Scotland and Ireland. The main measures proposed by the Committee include: disenfranchisement or increase in the number of representatives in Parliament based on the amount of population in the boroughs considered; necessity of diminishing expenses of Elections; limiting the duration of Parliament to 5 years.
Language	English
Extent	1 document (8 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted.
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Credit	All rights reserved

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