What fforts and places of Defence are there within your Government, and in what Condition ?
14. What number of Indians have you and how are they inclined ?
15. What is the strength of the neighbouring Indians 2
16. What is the strength of your neighbouring Europeans ffrench or Spaniards ?
17. What effect have the ffrench or Spanish Settlements on the Continent of America upon His Majesty's plantations, especially on your province ? .
18. What is the Revenue arising within your Government and how Is it appropriated 2
19. What are the ordinary and extraordinary Expences of your Government ?
20. What are the Establishments civil & military within your Government, and by what authority Do the officers hold their places ? .
And to the End His Honor may be enabled to give their Lordships the greatest satisfaction concerning them and the most certain distinct and perfect answers thereto that possibly can be procured or made. It is Ordered that the two first Queries be sent to Cadwallader Colden Esqt His Majesty's Surveyor General of Land for this Province for him to make an answer thereto and transmit the same to his Honor.
That the 4th 5th 6th 7th gth be sent to the Collector of His Majesty's Customs and that he return an answer thereto.
As to the 10th Query that Orders issue to the Sherriffs of the several Countys within this Province, to transmit a particular and exact account of the number of Inhabitants, both Whites and Blacks in their respective Countys, Distinguishing in