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now be Established ? be pleased to declare explicitly ? we are willing
to adopt that Regulation. Or do you mean to Contend for the Re-
duction in the Article of the double Charge as you call it, upon the
Authority of the Bill of 1745, and your persuasion that the Framers
of it were particularly attentive to and careful of the publick Con-

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 26

venience, and depart from it in the other Respects? If you do all
prospect of an Accomodation is at End. Should it really appear
that there have been improper Charges for Recording, we can only
repeat, what we have already expressly declared, that we are willing
such Charges may be prevented in future.
The Conferees Adjourn until to Morrow Afternoon 4 oClock

Thursday Afternoon 21.^st November 1771,
The Conferees met according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
The Conferees Adjourn until to Morrow Morning 12 oClock

Friday Morning 22.^d of November 1771.
The Conferees met according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday and M.^r Grahame of the Lower House
The Conferees Adjourn until to Morrow Morning 11 oClock

Saturday Morning 23.^d of November 1771.
The Conferees met according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
The Conferees of the Lower House deliver to those of the Upper
House the following Viz.^t
The Lower House framed the Bill entitled "An Act for amending
the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing Frauds in his Majestys Cus-
toms ..... [The message or paper beginning thus is printed in full
in the Lower House Journal, pp. 201-207.]

p. 602

The Conferees of the Upper House deliver to those of the Lower
House the following.
The Conferees of the Upper House apprehending that there are
many Passages in the Paper now delivered which do not justly repre-
sent their Conduct desire another Meeting, that they may have an
Opportunity of Vindicating it, which considering the frequent Ad-
journments from the last Meeting desired by the Conferees of the
Lower House, and agreed to by those of the Upper they hope will
be admitted without Difficulty.

p. 612