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The following Message Prepared, Considered and Agreed
upon. Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
Aug^t the5^th 1721

U. H. J.

Gentl. We observe to you that the Law for regulating
Officers fees will Expire in May next And forasmuch as we
hope there may not be Occasion for another Assembly before
that time we therefore Propose to you that a short Bill be
prepared for reviveing of it.
Signed p Order Joh Beale Cl Up ho.

Sent to the Lower house by Col Ward who returns & Says
he delivered the same
Col Woolford and M^r Tyler from the Lower House deliver
his Hon^r the Governour the following Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly

Aug^t the 5^th 1721
May It please your Hon^rs
In answer to your Honours Message by Esq^r Hall we
think fitt to Acquaint you that we have perused the Law
relateing to differences between the English and Indians as
to buying & Selling Liquors &c^a but gives no Authority to the
Governour according to our Judgments to grant a Comission
to Any Person or Persons to Ascertain the bounds of the
Indian Lands neither do we Conceive it Can be done w^thout
a Short Bill being Prepared for that Purpose which we leave
to your Consideration
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Col Maxwell and Col Fendall from the Lower house De-
liver his Hon^r the Governour the following Message

By the Lower House of Assembly
Aug^t the 5th. 1721

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May It please your Honours
Your Message by Esq^r Lloyd This House hath Considered
and Altho We are not inclined to Enter into Controversies
neither are we willing to burthen the Country with an Un-
necessary Charge as we take this to be the Chancellor being
obliged to remitt them And no Law gives him an Allowance
and its no Novelty for officers to do some Services by Vertue

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