Netherland ; and the Chambers have promised to complete the appointed rotations [tourbeurten), to the respective possessions, when your High Mightinesses assist them with a liberal portion of the promised subsidies. Vessels are expected from Brazil and the other coasts; namely, seven from Brazil, one from Guinea. The Hague, the Y July, 1G45. Extract of Appendix. Exhibited 12''' of July, 1645.

Considerations of the General Chamber of Accounts, delivered in the SS""" of June, 1645, to the Hon''''' Assembly of the XIX. as to what might be saved yearlj' here as well as at Brazil and in the other of the Company's possessions.

First: The Company should by reducing the Train bands in Brazil, etc. But the chiefest of all is the saving in the equipment of the ships, for if the Chambers retain for themselves only eighteen first class ships, being two for each I, and charter the remainder, a profit will be realized on each ship of at least 1200 guilders a month. The ships which are yearly required in the Company's possessions are, For Guinea, 4 Argyn, Cape Verd, River Gambia, Sierra Leone and the Bight, 4 St. Thomas, 2 Loando, 12 New Netherland and Cura9ao, 2 Brazil, 24

Deduct ships retained, 18

Remain ships to be chartered........ 30

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IIL 159 each of which, as above mentioned, will cost the Company 1200 guilders per month less than those they now fit out, and thus it will derive a profit, in the year, of fl. 432,000. With which, in our opinion, the six per cent might be yearly divided, or employed in the purchase of shares, in order to reduce the immense capital or to pay off some of the Company's liabilities. (Signed) Abraham Trouwers. and Gerrit Janssen de Vry.