The Upper House. 279

Eodem Die post Meridiem

This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning

John Rousby Esq^r from the Committee appointed to draw up an
Answer to the Governeur in Relation to the Queries shewn to this
House at the Opening this Session Delivers the Report as follows.

By the Committee of both Houses met at Peter Overards at Annapolis
September the I^st 1731

To Examine & Enquire what Trade this Province hath with any
foreign Plantations or any part of Europe besides Great Brittain,
How that Trade is Carried on what Commodities the People send
to or receive from forcing Plantations, What is the Naturall produce
of the Country Staple Comodities & Manufactures besides Tobacco
and to what value thereof may be Annually Exported.

U. H. J.

The Hono^ble

John Rousby Esq^r
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r

Present of the Upper House

The Hono^ble

M^r Dulany
Col. Gale
[Major King

M^r Stoughton
M^r Harris and
Col. Ennals

Of the lower House

The Committee Chose John Rousby Esq^r Chairman and Appointed
Thomas Clarke to be their Clerke
Your Committee having Considered and Examined the papers laid
before us consisting Only of lists of Shiping Entred & Cleared in
Patuxent from September 29^th 1729 to September 29^th 1730. And
Severall lists of Shiping Entred & Cleared in Oxford from Sep-
tember 29^th 1727 to September 29^th 1728 containing Accounts of
the Imports & Exports in both places & an Account of Imports &
Exports into & from Annapolis from August 26^th 1729 to August
26^th 1730 which are Insufficient to Enable us to give any Certain
or particular Information or Assistance to His Excellency the Gov-
erneur in giving Answers to the Queries mentioned in his Speech to
both Houses at the begining of the Sessions, And as your Com-
mittee Apprehend that giving true perfect and Exact Answers to
the said Queries is of great Importance to the Country, so we conceive
the best measures ought to be taken to be truly Informed: Which
your Committee Conceives to be a Carefull Examination of the En-
tries of all the Severall Naval Officers within this Province w^ch
Entries cannot be had during the Continuance of 'this Session There-
fore your Committee conceives it would be proper and propose that
both Houses Joyn in an Application to His Excellency the Governeur
to order the said Officers to lay the Copies of the said Entries for such

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