The Tribes of Indians within the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Colonies of Conecticut & Rhode Island &c. are under similar circumstances with those denominated River Indians and the Stockbridge Indians living on the Eastern Borders of New York may be considered as within it, as they formerly claimed the Lands near Albany, and still hold up some claim in that Vicinity. They served as a Corps during the late War and are in number about three Hundred. Of the Susquehana Tribes many are retired further Westward, among which are some not well They are all dependants and allies of the Six Nations. affected to the British Government

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Within the Department of Sir William Johnson His Majesty's Superintendant of Indian Affairs there are Twenty Five Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Fighting Men, and may be about Total number NortlTernDepartmem.

® ne Hundred and Thirty Thousand Indians in the Whole, extending Westward to the Missisippa.

Question No. 19.

What is the Revenue arising within your Government, and how is it appropriated and applied 1 Answer.

The Revenue of the Province arises as follows Revenue.

Slaves

--Wines,

--First from the Duties on

Distill'd Liquors, Cocoa,' and all ' ' *

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articles

imported viz.

European and East India Goods from the x

British Islands in the West Indies Also a Duty of Two per Cent, on certain species of Goods sold at Public Auction or Outcry, and from Lycences granted to Hawkers and Pedlars.

The annual amount of the several Duties on an average of the last Five Years is £5000 Currency. Secondly from the Interest of .£120,000 in Bills of Credit emitted by a Law of the