not impowereil to Carry this plan effectually into Execution and that some parts of it howeA'er Judicious & political appeared from reasons that occurred since impracticable to be inforced,yetI have still received Assurances that something Similar thereto was under Consideration, & that I should speedily receive such powers as would Answer those ends & that in the interim I should give the Indians such Assurances & take such Measures, as would make them easy till the same was Estabhshed, By taking Great pains ^nd by repeating these Assurances I have been hitherto enabled, notwithstanding their impatience to preserve peace, which has been solely owing'to these Measures & to their Expectations founded thereon.

The present Reform, proposed by the Lords of Trade for the Indian Department seems very Judiciously framed according to the Object it seems to have had in view by Committing Comercial affairs to the care of y« Colonies with intent principally to the retrenching Expenses, founded on an Expectation that the Colonies sensible of their former errors will manage better in future.

Now, my Lords, was I governed by Interest, or did it in any manner influence my Representations, I should not offer any farther thoughts upon it seeing that my Sallary is augmented, and my Cares and Trouble in some measure Lessened, Considerations of no small Weight with the generality of Mankind, but when 1 reflect that this Reform is a matter of the most serious Consequence, That its final Operations, require the strictest Canvassing, That the Consequences of mismanagement have such Weight with the board of Trade as to induce them to say That were it probable it should again take place " They would not hesitate in declaring their opinion against the propriety of suffering the management of this Concern ever to revert into the hands of the Colonies." I say my Lord, when I duly consider all this I cannot but Conclude it my Imediate Duty to offer my humble thoughts, and throw all possible Light on the Obscure parts of Indian Affairs which being a Terra Incognita, inaccessible to the Generality of even inquirers is thereby more Liable to Misrepresentations than any other subject.