20 Assembly Proceedings, April 8-May 9, 1757.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 29

Your Committee upon Examination of Copies from the Office
Books laid before us by Richard Dorsey Clerk of the said Office,
find, that on the I4.^th day of this Instant April, there remained of the
£89990. a Ballance in the Iron Chest of £1310.2.4 1/2. £460.16.0.
whereof is to be paid the Agents, in Part of the £5984.14.0. directed

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to be taken out of the £40,000. Act. But as these Copies were made
out in a Hurry, and not properly attested, it is impracticable at this
Time to make out an accurate State of that Account.
Your Committee find that no Money hath been paid into the Office
in Virtue of the Act for Encouragement of able bodied Freemen,
voluntarily enlisting in his Majesty's Service, for the Expedition
against Cuba, since the last Report, so that a Ballance of £686.14.6.
still remains due to the Office on that Act, which was to have been
replaced by Public Assessment.
Your Committee further find, that there remains due to the Office
by the Act for purchasing Provisions for his Majesty's Forces for
the Expedition against Canada, to be replaced by Ordinary Licences,
the Sum of 416. ^£ 14. ^s 4 3/4.^d that there remains also due for Money
taken out of the Office by the Act for his Majesty's Service past in
July 1754. which is to be replaced by the additional Sum of twenty
Shillings, on Ordinary Licences, the Duty on Servants, Madeira
Wine, Wheel Carriages, Pedlar's Licences, and the additional Duty
on Negroes, the Sum of 2486.9.8. as p : the following Accounts
(viz.^t)
D.^r The Public by the Act for purchasing Provisions for his
Majesty's Forces on the Canada Expedition.

£ s.

d.

To Ballance as p: Report in Sep.^r Session 1756.....

785- 3.

7-

C.^r

£. s.

d.

By Money paid by sev.^t Sheriffs for Ord.^y Licences .

368. 9.

2 1/4

By Ballance due on this Account ................

416.14.

4 3/4

£785. 3

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