The aforesaid place might be henceforth garrisoned with 116 men, whose pay for a year would amount to 1 Commandant with a lieutenant, per month, fl- 60 1 Ensign, 36 1 Comforter of the sick, 30 1 Superintendent of the store with an auditor, 22 1 Clerk, 14 2 Serjeants at fl. 18, 36 1 Smith and 1 corporal of the armory, 20 2 Mason and carpenter @. fl. 22, 44 1 Barber (surgeon), 24 1 Barber's mate, 12 1 Baker, 18 I Baker's man, 12 1 Gunner, IS 2 Corporals@, fl. 12, 24 60 Soldiers(a fl. 8, 480 12 Troopers (a, fl. 12, 144 8 Hands for the sloop per month, fl. 10, 80

The yacht, the Paroquit, requires further 1 Skipper per month, 45 1 Pilot, 28 1 Supercargo, 16 1 Chief boatswain, 18 1 Gunner, 16 15 Sailors, 130

116 persons cost per month, the sum of fl. 1,327

And the pay for 12 months, amounts to fl. 15,900. For maintenance of the garrison, also for the Indians, it is necessary to send from Fatherland in provisions, stores, merchandize, etc., to the amount, as per list N" , about the sura of fl 18,356. A first class ship and flyboat will have to be sent from Fatherland with 70 soldiers and 20 seamen, for the purpose of conveying the people, provisions, etc., to Curagao, and relieving the old garrison, on the calculation that 26 men can be selected from the old hands, which would then make up the 116 persons, as hereinbefore stated. Which aforesaid ship and flyboat will have to carry out from Fatherland all the necessaries, agreeably to list number 1, already enumerated, together with the necessaries, according to lists Nos. ^, 3 and 4. Having arrived at Cura§ao and landed the people, the first class ship should retain the necessaries in list No. 2, which amount to the sum of fl. 6,698.14.