I am sure if I had not taken more care of the Revenue than hee did since I found his failure it had been more embezled than it is for though he received the money I was obliged to continual watching to guard against his carelessness @ neglects And truly what he takes very ill what there is neither president nor establishment for In his commission hee has allowed him ,£200 p annum the same allowance that Dyer had in the time of S Edmond Andros of which £100 was for the Surveyor Comptroller @ Waiter therefore I finding no new establishment allow him no more than Dyer had for him @ his officers Salary it being the sentiment of the Council that I could not alter the former practice with which they were well acquainted But he gives himself a far larger allowance he will have it that his salary is sterr

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this country money

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Besides this Mr Smith being his Deputy-Surveyor @ of £50 p aim as his deputy £40 P' ann as his acwould have allowance to him Book-keeper, hee r comptant £30 P ann for his transcribing his books £20 P r annum P r his diet besides his salary for For John Harlow hee would have allowed £30 P ann as waiter, £48 P ann as being Surveyor, employed in the Kings service where or how noe man Knows £20 p ann for his Diet and £162 and two voyages made into England with despatches for his Maty all this @ a great deal more such for his officers in the country, @ the like your Lop s will see in his last general ace 4 a copy whereof is