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Province for a determined Time of Three years, and in every other
respect conformable to the present Act; But we offer to your Con-
sideration whether it may not be more for the Ease of the People,
to continue the present Act for Six years, rather than lay an Addi-
tional Load on Trade for this purpose.
The Conferees of the Lower House desire to withdraw and Ad-
vise their House what was delivered as above
The Conferees Adjourn until the Afternoon
In the Afternoon the Conferees met again
The Conferees of the Lower House deliver themselves in the
following manner viz :
The Conferees of the Lower House propose, that the Treasurers
shall with the money to be raised, send for the Arms and Ammuni-
tion by direction from the Governor and Council, and that the Treas-
urers shall at every General Assembly lay before both Houses Ac-
counts of the Arms so Purchased and Money received

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That the Armourer by the Bill be obliged to lay also an Account
upon Oath before every General Assembly of what Arms and Am-
munition he shall from time to time receive, and how they are de-
livered out
That the Commission of Eight per Cent by the present Act to the
Naval Officers be reduced to some less Sum to be agreed on
To which the Conferees of the Upper House desire to withdraw
to acquaint their House therewith
Soon after the Conferees of the Upper House return again and
deliver themselves in the following manner.
Gentlemen We are directed by Our House to acquaint you that
your Proposals seem only to be mentioned in order to destroy a Bill
about which both Houses have taken so much Time and Pains, at
a very great Expence to the Country, nor can you reasonably expect
any further Concessions after those large ones already made by Our
House

The Conferees Adjourn until to morrow morning nine of the
Clock

Friday morning May 23^d The Conferees met according to Ad-
journment
The Conferees of the Lower House deliver themselves in the
following manner
We are Ordered by the Lower House to acquaint Your Honours
that as the Proposalls We offered to you Yesterday were only made
for your Advice, and, as we told you at the time of delivering them,
not such as were by Our House insisted upon (although thought
reasonable) if they should be disagreeable to the Upper House, we

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