We have a great many Iron mines both of the bogg, and of the Mountain Oar but as yet no Iron Work is set up in this province if any encouragement was given upon the importing of it in Piggs and Bars, at least that it might be free of dutys, It is very probable that in a few years the Nation might be amply supplyed from her own Plantations and it is evident that the whole amount thereof wo'd be paid in the manufactures of Great Britain, who now pays ready money (as I am informed) for greatest part of the Iron It has from Sweden.

am informed that when the Dutch were in possession of this Collony they sett up a Pot rash work

at vast expence but

found it wo'd not answer, about twenty

lately set on foot in Jersey ;

five years agoe it was attempted here

London but dropt for the same reason, and a like essay is which it is feared will be attended with the same late.

again at the expense of a Gentleman in

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

ANSWER OF THE COLLECTOR OF NEW YORK TO QUERIES OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.--1747. [

Lond. Doc. XXVIII. ]

The referred queries from the Lords of Trade and Plantations and the required Answer from the Collector of the Province, viz 1

Customs here as by direction of

his Excellency the

Governour of His Majty 8

.

THE ANSWER THEREUPON AS, TRADING IN GENERAL