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Ordered, That the Order of the Day, for the third reading of the Bill (now engrossed) to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina, to Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the West Indies, under certain conditions and limitations, be now read.
And the said Order being read accordingly;
Ordered, That the said Bill be read the third time tomorrow morning.
Mr˙ Gascoyne, from the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, presented to the House, by his Majesty' s command —
No˙ 1. Estimate of the charge of maintaining and supporting the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Colony of Nova Scotia, for the year 1775; and also,
No˙ 2. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Colony of Georgia, and other incidental expenses
No˙ 3. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Province of East Florida, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,
No˙ 4. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Province of West Florida, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,
No˙ 5. Estimate of the expense attending general Surveys of his Majesty' s Dominions in North America, for the year 1775.
Together with a List of the said Estimates.
And the said List was read.
The said Estimates are as followeth, viz:
Estimate of the Charge of Maintaining and Supporting the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Colony of NOVA SCOTIA, for the year 1775.
Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Colony of GEORGIA, and other Incidental Expenses attending the same, from the 24th June, 1774, to the 24th of Jun˙, 1775.
Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Province of EAST FLORIDA, and other Incidental Expenses attending the same, from the 24th June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775.
Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty' s Province of WEST FLORIDA, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775.
Estimate of the Expense attending General Surveys of his Majesty' s Dominions in NORTH AMERICA, for the year 1775.
Ordered, That the said Estimate do lie upon the table, to be perused by the members of the House.
Third Reading of the Bill Postponed
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attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,
To an additional salary to the Governour,
£500 00 00 To a salary to the Chief Justice,
500 00 00
To a salary to the Attorney General,
182 10 00
To an allowance to the Secretary for himself and Clerks,
262 10 00
To an allowance to the Naval Officer,
182 10 00
To an allowance to the Register,
182 10 00
To an allowance to the Surveyor of Lands, and for other contingent expenses attending that establishment,
321 15 00
To the salaries of a Secretary and Messenger to the Council,
96 12 00
To the hire of a house and other contingent expenses attending the Secretary' s office,
52 06 00
To sundry stipends and allowances for house rent to the Ministers and Schoolmasters in the different Districts of the Province,
440 00 00
To an allowance for fire-wood for the use of the Governour' s house and publick offices,
288 15 00
To the expenses of a Pilot-boat,
203 01 00
To the salary of the Agent,
200 00 00
To the salary of the Treasurer,
50 00 00
To the expense of the Orphan House,
384 01 05
To an allowance to Mrs˙ Howe, who, after long and meritorious services of her late husband, is left destitute under an age of infirmity,
100 00 00
To an allowance for a Magistrate in the Island of Breton,
100 00 00
To an allowance for a Priest to the Micmack Indians, pursuant to a treaty in 1761, being an allowance heretofore paid out of the contingencies, for which no provision is made in this Estimate,
100 00 00
To an allowance in aid of the Duties granted by the Legislature of Nova Scotia, for the maintenance and support of a Light House near the entrance of the Harbour of Halifax,
100 00 00
To an allowance upon account for fees to be paid upon orders for the receipt, and upon the issues of the moneys granted upon this Estimate,
100 00 00
£4,346 10 05
To the salary of the Governour,
£1,000 00 00
To the salary of the Chief Justice,
500 00 00
To the salary of the Secretary,
100 00 00
To the salary of the Clerk of the Assembly,
20 00 00
To the salary of the Surveyor of Lands,
150 00 00
To the salary of the Receiver General of the Quit-rents,
100 00 00
To the salary of the Attorney General,
150 00 00
To the Salary of the Provost Marshal,
100 00 00
To an allowance for a Minister of the Church of England, and two Schoolmasters,
116 00 00
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To the salary of the Agent for the affairs of the Colony,
200 00 00
To an allowance to the Pilot stationed at the mouth of Savannah River, with a boat and sufficient hands,
50 00 00
To an allowance for contingent expenses,
500 00 00
To an allowance to Mr˙ Ottolenghe, Superintendent of the late Filature at Savannah, in consideration of his long and faithful services in that office, which is now discontinued,
100 00 00
£3,086 00 00
To the salary of the Governour-in-Chief,
£1,200 00 00
To the salary of the Chief Justice,
500 00 00
To the salary of the Attorney General,
150 00 00
To the salary of the Secretary and Clerk of the Council,
150 00 00
To the salary of the Register,
100 00 00
To the salary of the Receiver General of the Quit-rents,
100 00 00
To the salary of the Surveyor of Lands,
120 00 00
To an allowance for an Assistant,
30 00 00
To the salary of the Agent,
200 00 00
To a Minister at St˙ Augustine,
100 00 00
To a Minister at St˙ Marks,
100 00 00
To a Schoolmaster at each of the above places, at £25 each,
50 00 00
To the salary of the Provost Marshal,
100 00 00
To an allowance for a Pilot established at St˙ Augustine,
50 00 00
To an allowance for unforeseen contingent expenses,
1,000 00 00
To an allowance for the purchase of a proper assortment of Goods for presents to the Indians, and other contingent expenses relative to that service,
1,000 00 00
£4,950 00 00
To the salary of the Governour-in-Chief,
£1,200 00 00
To the salary of the Chief Justice,
500 00 00
To the salary of the Attorney General,
150 00 00
To the salary of the Secretary and Clerk of the Council,
150 00 00
To the salary of a Register,
100 00 00
To the Surveyor of Lands,
120 00 00
To an allowance to an Assistant,
30 00 00
To the salary of the Agent,
200 00 00
To the salary of a Minister at Pensacola,
100 00 00
To the salary of a Minister at Mobile,
100 00 00
To a Schoolmaster at each of the above places, at £25 each,
50 00 00
To the salary of the Provost Marshal, To an allowance for unforeseen contingent expenses,
100 00 00 1,000 00 00
To an allowance for a purchase of a proper assortment of Goods, for presents to the Indians,
1,000 00 00
To an allowance to Mr˙ Romans, for his care and skill in the collection of rare and useful productions in Physick and Botany,
50 00 00
To an allowance to Engineer Durnford, in consideration of his labour and expenses in making Surveys of several parts of West Florida, between the years 1765 and 1774, by order of the Governours of that Province,
600 00 00
£5,450 00 00
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To an allowance to a Deputy Surveyor of Lands at Quebec, during the time the Chief Surveyor is employed in making surveys in other parts of the Northern District,
£100 00 00
To a Deputy Surveyor, at ten Shillings per day, and two Assistant Surveyors, at seven Shillings per day each,
438 00 00
To one Draughtsman at five Shillings per day,
91 05 00
To an additional pay of one Shilling and eight Pence per day to one Sergeant, one Shilling per day to one Corporal, and six Pence per day to twelve private men, to assist in such Survey, and to serve as Camp, Colour, and Chain men, and to make signals along shore, and on the tops of mountains,
155 02 00
To extraordinary expenses for horses, guides, &c˙,
100 00 00
To expenses and allowances for the Survey of the Southern District,
700 17 00
To an allowance upon account of Fees to be paid upon orders for the receipt, and upon the issue of moneys granted upon the estimate,
200 00 00
To an allowance for defraying the expense of making Copies for the use of the Publick Offices, of the Maps and Plans returned by the Surveyors, and for preparing them for publication,
100 00 00
£1,885 04 00