To evince tliis it will appear, that Kings-County .^ Queens-County and County of Suffolk. which contain 2220 Men, have only Six Representatives in Assembly, and are taxed at 2055/. w^hereas all the other Counties, having in them 3465 Men and so many Representatives that they are Taxed only at 1945/. So that at this time there is up Hudsons River Ten Assembly-Men, in Albany^ Ranslerwick, Ulster^ Orange and Dutchess Counties, and all those Ten represent, do not pay in one Tax so much as one County on the Island of J\^assau, w^hfere tliey have but two in each County. And for what Disbursements and Services done on the same Island, for publick Service there is very little if any thing paid them : When for publick Disbursements and Services done up Hudsms River (do but give it the Name for their Majesties Service) altho' it be to draw Trade to them, or to go to piu-chase Land for themselves, it is brought to the Assembly to put the Charge upon the Country ; and for the most part they get twice so much as others in part of the Government would demand for the same Service. if it were for the Publick.
It is a Privilege to have an Assembly, if it were as near as may be according to the Number of the People in each County, '' that Justice and Right miglit be done: But to have the Name and nothing of the Nature, is but a Snare to the greatest Part of