By a Law passed the 8 th of March 1 773 This Fund is appropriated for Twenty Years as follows The sum of £800 (part of £1000 to be raised by the Excise in the City and County of New Particular A P York) is to be paid Annually for Twenty years to the Governors of the Hospital now erectihe Excisemij n g j n t ne c ity of New York for the support of that Institution, and the remaining sum of £200 is for the First Five years to be paid to the Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce, .

for encouraging a Fishery on the Sea Coast for the better supplying the Public

Markets of the City,

and during the remaining Fifteen Years this sum is appropriated for repairing the Public Roads. By the same Law the sums which shall be raised by the Excise in the other Counties subject to this Duty, are directed to be appropriated for the same period of Twenty years towards repairing the

Highways and^defraying the necessary Charges of the respective Counties. The w hole produce of the Excise Fund before the passing of this Law usually amounted to about £1450 per annum. r

Question No. 20.

What are the ordinary and extraordinary Expences of Government? Answer.

by the Province to the Officers of Government, ordinary Ex-which exclusive of the Salary of the Governor now paid by the Crown, amounted in 1773 " " " " £3120 2 vernraem. °"tO the SUm of and will continue nearly the same while the salaries remain on the present footing.