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experience in such matters, to whom he referred
us, and have employed a workman in the pro-
per materials, to manufacture the several
weights and measures required, who has been
several months engaged in that business, and
we are informed will not have them ready for
delivery at an earlier period than the month of
February next; hence it will be seen, that to
comply with the law as to time was impiucti-
cable. When the weights and measures shall
be obtained we will cause them to be delivered
as directed, without delay.

We have not yet procured an entire and
complete set of the manuscript or printed votes
and proceedings of the several conventions, held
antecedently to the formation of the State
Government, and each branch of the Legisla-
ture,' as authorised and requested by law. Mr.
Jonas Green, of this place, was supposed to be
in possession of such a set, which it was under-
stood could be obtained for the State. But up-
on examination, it was found that he had none
of the former, and that several volumes were
wanting to complete his set of the hitter. Mr.
Green has offered ns his set as it is, but we
have declined purchasing it, until we can ascer-
tain whether we can obtain "an entire and
compleat set," or that part in which his is de-
ficient.

We were gratified to find that the legislature
had turned its attention towards perfecting the