General be directed to receive Hemp when offered in lieu of money for the Kings Quit Rents at an encouraaing price which Price the Receiver General ought to publish, pursuant to the directions he shall receive from England

--The Commissioners of the Navy

to appoint a Factor at New York whose

credit must be punctually kept up to purchase Masts & Tar, made according to the direction of the Act of Parliament, who shall yearly publish the prices he will give for any of these commoditys &

the Government to save themselves the Benefit of the Bounty. For some years the price to be allowed be above the intrinsic value of the commoditys, the loss of which to be defrayed by some

publick fund, which I believe without great difficulty may be found & if these proposals be thought practicable & useful shall be the subject of another paper.

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

The Parliament appears desiroriS to encourage the importation of materials for dyeing which hitherto have been only brought from Foreign Parts I have seen fine Reds and Yellows & good black

(the Country people say they have seen all colors) died by the Indians with some roots & weeds, which grow plentifully in the country. As the Indians know very little of the art of dying from what I have seen of their Reds I am apt to believe the root they dye that color with, may be very

valuable & we may find some commoditys which at present are not in the Least thought of