brought from the Western & Eastern parts of this Continent being Vendible abroad cannot be distinguished as to ascertain the Prices of Annual Export, neither could be practicable if from the seperated Exportness, because their current value according to the Markets in their respective Species vary.

G Clinton. New York 23d May, 1749.

GOVERNOR CLINTON'S CERTIFICATE ABOUT IRON ROLLING MILLS, &c, 1750. [Lond. Doc. XXIX.]

By His Excellency Honble George Clinton Captain General, and Governor in Chief of the Province of New York and territories thereon depending in America, Vice Admiral of the same and Admiral of the White Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet.

In Obedience to an Act of Parliament, Entitled,

"An Act to Encourage the Importation of Pig

and Bar Iron from His Colonies in America and to prevent the erection of any Mill or other Engine or any plating Forge to work with a Felt Hammer, or any Furnace for Slitting or Rolling of Iron ;

;

for making Steel in any of the said Colonies" passed in the twenty third year of His Majesty's Reign

His said Excellency doth hereby certify, that there is erected within the said Province, in the County of Orange, at a place called Wawaganda, about twenty six miles from Hudsons River, one plateing

Forge to work with a Tilt Hammer, which belongs to Lawrance Scrauley of the said County a Blacksmith has been built about four or five years, and is not at present made use. And further that ;

there are not erected in his said Excellency's Government, any other or more plateing Forges, to work