N". 6, I have had the honor to receive your Lordships Letters N°. 6, in answer to mine N^. 2, containing his Majesties Commands that I should make out some certain estimate of what I thought the Department might require in order to the determining whether any greater Sum should be allowed than that recommended by the board of Trade, and that in the mean time the Annual Expence should not Exceed that Sum, -- The first is already done as 1 long since transmitted a short Estimate for that purpose to Gen^ Gage who informs me that the same is now before his Majesty, The second is in part and will very soon be entirely complied with by the Total removal of the Commissaries and all other officers of the Department at the out posts & Frontiers -- but as on the first receipt of the Plan for the reform It was Judged most adviseable by the General and myselfthat the Provinces should have some little time to consider in what manner they should carry that part relating to Trade into Execution as the Withdrawing those officers abruptly without any to supply their places would beyond all doubt have proved of very ill Consequence, it was not till the rec* of your Lordsiiips Letter of the 12*^''. Ocf. that we could, .withdraw them , and some must of necessity remain until the Lakes and Rivers are open ; I am Extremely happy to find that those Remarks which I humbly offered on the subject of the reform have been honored with his Majestys attention -- It would much Exceed the bounds of a Letter to enter minutely into so multifarious a subject, or to point out the various arguments that might be brought .in proof of the Weiight of any Remarks, Whatever I have presumed to offer in that way was perfectly disinterested & arose from a conviction of their necessity.