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	220lb of beef at 2d p Ib is 1..i16.. 8		L H. J.
	a barrell will cost 0.. 5.. 0		^iber No. 46
	1/2 a bushel of Salt 0.. 2.. 6
	packing cutting & Salting p barrel 0.. 2...10
	2.. 7.. 0
	100 barrels of beef at the above rate p barrell
	amounts to	235.. 0..0
	150 barrels of Pork at £3 p barrel which its con-
	ceived it may be had at is	450.. 0.. 0
	38 barrels now in ballance of last publick Account
	£3..4..0 p barrel is	121...12.. 0
	288 Freight at 10s p barrel is	144.. 0.. 0
	Suppose bread bought here at I4/ p | -0- 54 -M- weight will amount to | 378..0..0
	Which bread will at ten barrels to each
	thousand weight require 540 Bar- | 67.. 10.. 0
	rels at 2/6 each is
	Freight at 10s p barrel on 540 Barrels is | 270..0..0
	715..10.. 0	£425.. 5.. 0
	We conceive that the above quantity of
	bread may be bought in the Prov-
	ince of New York at 7s sterl p O
	which will amount to £189. Sterl. 425..5..0
	and that at 125 p Cent is in Cur-
	rency
	Which makes a difference saved to the
	| 200.. 5.. 0 Province thereby
	715...10.. 0	£1375..17.. 0
	4000lb Tobacco at 12/6 p Ct is	25.. 0.. 0
	Duty thereon		p. 672
	5 p Cent Commission and other Incident charges	85.. 0.. 0
		1485..17.. 0
	Which Sum We Conceive may be paid as follows
	38 Barrels of Pork in Ballance of last publick Account
	of the Transport Service at 3..4..0 p barrel is	121...12.. 0
	Remains in the office unapplied of the 3000lbs appro-
	priated by the last Act for maintaining and trans-
	porting his Majesty's Forces raised within this	200.. 8.. 4
	province