166 Assembly Proceedings, August 5-September 28, 1745.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment.
Col. King delivers M^r Speaker the following Report, viz.
At a Committee appointed by the Honourable the Lower House
of Assembly, to enquire what Commodities, besides Tobacco it will
be convenient to tax, and how much, towards raising a Sum to be
paid his Lordship in lieu of his Quit Rents ;

Were Present

Col. Robert King, M^r Philip Hammond Col. Thomas Colvill
M^r Joshua George M^r Walter Smith D^r Charles Carroll

Your Committee conceive that the following Merchandize and
Commodities will bear the several Duties or Imposts to them respec-
tively annexed, that of a particular Duty on Wheat and Corn ex-
cepted, not being agreed to by your Committee, they being equally
divided therein.

Exports

Pipe Staves 5^s Sterling per Thousand
Hogshead Staves 2/6 per Thousand
Barrel Staves 1/6 per Thousand
Barrel Pork, in general 1^s per Barrel
Pigg Iron 1^s per Ton
Bar Iron 2^s per Ton
Iron Ore 6^d per Ton
Flour 6^d per Barrel
Wheat per Bushel
Corn per Bushel
Shingles 6^d per Thousand

Imports

Negroes 20^S Sterling per Head, additional Duty.
White Servants in general 5^s per Head
Rum and Spirits, 5^s per Hundred Gallons, in all Bottoms and by
whatever ways and means brought in, with the usual Discount
allowed.
Every Pipe of Wine. 5^s, and so in Proportion of a smaller Cask,
with the usual Discount allowed.
All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of your
honourable House. Signed per Order V. Denton, Clerk.

p. 516

On Reading of which, a Question was put, Whether a Duty shall
be laid on Wheat and Flour exported ? Resolved in the Negative.