A few days after I transmitted my last acc^^ a Draft was tender'd me for payment of ^£300 N. Y. Curry, from a Mercht. at Montreal, for Presents as I understand, purchased & given lately to some Ind^. by order of the Governor, as I have no Letter of Advice from any person on the subject, and that I don't apprehend I have any thing to do in it, I gave the Drafts back, until I should receive your directions respecting it.

I am,

His Excell^y. Geni. Gage.

THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Johnson hall April 24th 1767.

Dear Sir

I have had the favor of your Letter of the 13'^ inst and have forwarded the inclosure to Ontario --

The Orders you have sent to Niagara and to Fort Pitt, will I expect prove of great service towards the better conducting of Affairs, I am far from thinking that the Article of provisions should become a general rule for all Indians, it is* only meant when there is a real necessity for it. --

In my Instructions to Major Gorham I have restricted him from incurring any unavoidable expenses, he is only to See them once a year, in Meeting, w^hen his Expenses will be limited for he can do nothg without some Expense and at other times when they shall come on business to him he will regulate himself by the former practice, I have likewise restricted all the Commissarys throughout the Department and given them the best orders I could respecting their Conduct so that (unless some change happens) the Expenses of this Year will fall far short of the last which was chiefly increased by the Ilinois Treaty &c -- I have hitherto transmitted a regular Ace* half yearly of the pay due to all the -^^loers at present in the Department but sdne of them are so distant that they are obliged to take up money from Merch^s > i Traders Who draw upon me before I have rec«^ it, and shoulvi I not advance my own money,