What Quantity or sorts of British Manufactures do the Inhabitants annually take from hence, What Goods and Commodities are exported from thence to Great Britain, and what is the annual Amount at an average 1

Answer.

More than Eleven Twelfths of the Inhabitants of this Province both in the necessary and ornamental . Imports from

Great Bruain.

parts of their Dress are cloathed in British Manufactures,' except * Linen from Ireland and *

Hats and Shoes manufactured here.

The same proportion of Houses are in like manner

furnished with British Manufactures, except Cabinet & Joiner's Work, which is Generally made here.

When the number of Inhabitants are considered a better idea may be formed of the Quantity and variety of sorts of British Manufactures used in this Province, than can be done by enumerating the

names under which they are imported. Besides the Articles necessary for Cloathing and Furniture, there are imported from Great Britain, large Quantities of all kinds of East India Goods.

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--Grocery of

all sorts (except

Sugars, Coffee, and

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Ginger) Ironmongery, Arms, Gunpowder, Lead, Tin, Sheet Copper, Drugs, Brimstone, Grindstones, Coals, Chalk, Sail Cloth, Cordage, Paints, Malt Liquors & Cheese.

--There are indeed few

articles the

British Market affords, but what are in some proportion imported here, except such as are among our Staple Commodities, particularly mentioned in the Answer to No. 11. If the Brokers in Great Britain employed as shippers of goods were for one year obliged to give in

the value of the Goods