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John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octo^r the 27^th. 1725
Gentlemen

In answer to Your Message this Day by Cap^t Hooper and
Cap^t Gordon we agree with you that the Charge of Repairing
the Records is very great, and an Aggrievance to this Prov-
ince, but know not how it Can be avoided. The Method you
propose of Obligeing the Officers to Repair the Records we
think to be unreasonable because by that Means we should
punish one man for another's fault, a great part of the Im-
pairs in the Records being Occasioned by other Officers than
those who are now in possession of them Therefore we Can-
not think of any other way then Repairing them at the pub-
lick Charge and when they are so Repaired the severall
Officers have already given Bond to keep them in Repair for
the future which will Secure the Country from any such
Charge hereafter
Sign'd p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up: Ho :

L. H. J.

John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill Directing the Disposall of Servants Com-
mitted for want of Security for their good behaviour thus
Endorst viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octo^r the 27^th 1725
This Bill being read will not pass.
Sign'd p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up. ho.

Thereupon the following Message was prepared viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
Octo^r the 27^th 1725
May it please Your Honours.
There being now in the publick Goal two Servants Com-
mitted for want of Security, who have lain their a Consider-
able time at the Common Expence of Imprisonment, which
will either be a Dead Charge to the Sheriff or the Publick and
forasmuch as we have no houses of Correction, Work Houses
or other publick Houses to Oblige them to Earn their fees in,
we know of no other method than what is proposed by the
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