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526 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1730.
Lib. M. What Quantity and Sorts of British Manufactures do the Inhabitants take from hence? What Trade has the Province under your Government with any foreign Plantations or any Part of Europe besides Great Britain? How is that Trade carried on? What Commodities do the People under your Government send to, or receive from foreign Plantations p. z8 What Methods are used to prevent illegal Irade; and are the same Effectual? What is the Natural Produce of the Country, Staple Com modities & Manufactures besides Tobacco? And what Value thereof in Sterling Money may your an nually export? What Mines are there? What is the Number of Inhabitants, Whites and Blacks? Are the Inhabitants increased, or decreased within the last Ten Years, how much, and for what Reasons? What is the Number of the Militia? What Forts and Places of Defence are therein your Govern ment, and in what Condition? What number of Indians have you, and how are they inclined? What is the Strength of the Neighbouring Indians? What is the Strength of your Neighbouring Europeans, French or Spaniards? What Effect have the French or Spanish Settlements on the Continent of America upon His Majesty's Plantations, especi ally on your Province? What is the Revenue arising within your Government, and how is it appropriated? What are the Ordinary and Extraordinary Expences of your Government? What are the Establishments Civil and Military within your Governmt and by what Authority do the Officers hold their Places? It is desired that an Annual Return may be made to these Queries, that the Board may from time to time be apprized of any Alterations that may happen in the Circumstances of Your Government. The foregoing Queries being read His Excellency the Governor desires the Advice of this Honble Board in return ing the properest Answers thereto; who endeavour to advise his Excellency to return suitable Answers to some of them; but seeing there are so many and of such different Natures, the farther Consideration thereof is advised to be referred to another Meeting of this Board
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