York at the rate ^f JEIOO Ster p ann to -w^^ I generally procured an addition, as no man properly Qualified will undertake that troublesome duty in this Country on Such a Sallary. My Dep>"^ considering their respective dutys, the Expences to which they are liable & that there is no allowance for Travelling charges &c. will find 200 Ster p ann a very Slender provis" for them, & every other Sallary is rated as Low as men can be procured Qualified for their offices. So that I flatter myself your Lordship will find that the Moderate addition I propose w^h will make the whole Ann^ Expence but ^£5000 Ster including my own «Sc officers Sallarys, is a very trifling Sum for conducting affairs of Such publick importance. From my sense of the State of Indian affairs I humbly recommend it to your Lordship, and I have only to wish that it may be found sufficient for preserve, peace and order, and promoting those objects of publick concern that depend on the Establishment of proper men, & the pursuit of proper measures in the discharge of the various dutys appertaining to my office. Endorsed I have the Hon"^. to be Sc^

To Ld Hillsborough ]7 Au2. 1768.

LORD HILLSBOROUGH TO SR W^. JOHNSON.

Whitehall 12th October 1768. SiK,

The experience the King has had of your ability and zeal for His service, in the department of Indian affairs, will always induce His Majesty to give attention to whatever you may think fit to submit upon that subject. His Majesty has therefore fully considered the remarks you make in your letter to me N" 2, upon the present state of the service under your direction j and it gives His