by the arts of Peace, with the assistance of a less sum than a tenth of what the expedition to Canada cost the Nation the settlement of Canada would be rendered useless to the French, and that they would be obliged to abandon it It is evident that the whole Industry, Frugality & Trade of this Province is employed to ballance with them

the Trade with England & to pay for the goods they yearly import from thence, & therefore it is undoubtedly y e Interest of Britain to encourage the Trade of this Province as much as possible: For if the people here could remit by any method more money or Goods to England they would

proportionably consume more of the English Manufactures.

We have no reason to doubt that it is

truly the desire of our mother country to make her colonys flourish

--The only thing in question,

is

--

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

by what methods the produce and Trade of the Plantations can be best encouraged with the greatest advantage to England. It may be that many in England are not so well informed what their colonys are able to produce & by what means the people in the colonys will most effectually be put upon such Manufacture or Trade as shall be most beneficial to the Kingdom for the Colonys differ very much in the soil & inclination & humour of the Inhabitants It seems to be the desire of the