184 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 20, 1765.

	L. H. J.	Cr
	Liber No. 52 Nov. 28		Sterl
		By Bank Stock unsold suppose £20,000. w.ch at 25 p Cent is worth ............................	£25,000..0..0
		By Balance of Cash in the Loan Office £1464.16s 11d
		in Silver at 33 1/3 p Cent 10108..18..8 in Gold at	£8,000..0..0
		40 p Cent or thereabouts will produce upw.ds of ...
		By Money in the Hands of the Treasurrs belong.g to
		the province which for want of their Acco.ts cannot
		be ascertained we Suppose will not be less than	£3,000..0..0
		the Value of ...............................
			£36,000...0.. 0
		This Sum of £36,000 being invested in the Capital"
		Stock of the Bank of Engl.d (w.ch at this Time brings an Annual Dividend of 5 p Cent) will	£14,400..0.. 0
		produce in ten Years at simple Interest ..........
			£50,400..0..0

the Dividends received every six Months & regularly invested in
Capitol Stock will in the 10 Y.^rs produce more than will pay the Ex-
pence of executing this Scheme in England and the Expence here may
be paid out of the Money collected by the Naval Officers appro-
priated by several Laws to the Use of the province as the Naval
Officers Comisons were for collecting the 15d p Hh.^d under the
£90,000 Act [of 1732]

[Nov. 28, 1765] Signed p Order Henry Wilkins Clk

which was read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
The Bill Entitled an Act to empower Mary Covington Admix of

Philip Covington late of Som^set County deced to sell & dispose of the

Lands of the said Philip for the purposes therein mentioned was

read the second Time and will pass And was so sent to the Up^r Ho.

by M^r Wilson & M^r Sulivane

The Bill Entitled an Act for the Security of Purchasers and

Others being Protestants claiming by or from Aliens

Was read the second Time and will pass and was sent to the

Upper House by M^r E. Gantt & M^r Jacob

The Bill Entitled An Act to ease the Inhitants of this province

and to empower the Justices of the several Counties to bind out the

psons therein mentioned Apprentices

Was read the second Time and committed for Amendments

The Bill Entitled an Act of Issuing Writs of Replevin out of the

County Courts of this province was read the Second Time and will

pass and was sent to the Upper House by M^r Wright and M^r Gibson