In Order to allow the Company to recuperate, and to subsist for the future, the respective Chambers consider these two means necessary. 1. First, that the Brazilian conquests be purged at the public charge and by the public force; the petition for six thousand men is to that effect. 2. Secondly, that it ought to receive the East India Company's duties to the amount of fifteen hundred thousand guilders, pursuant to your High Mightinesses' resolution. In addition to these general means, the majority of the Chambers add some special means as follows: -- oq recnnsWeratioD, 3. Those of Zealand -- that the public ought to pay the arrears of the subsidy ze'aian!u''"8ay, ih" amounting to about seventy tons of gold. said until supplies ihe Company only 4. And votc a ucw additional supply rv J of seven hundred thousand a guilders Jyearly can subsist i.yiueif. fg^ the term of ths new charter. 5. Amsterdam. -- That the State ought to be solicited to assume the responsibility of the Company's obligations. 6. Maaze -- That in addition to the two general means, the State ought to be requested to aid the Company with a yearly subsidy of three hundred and fifty thousand guilders for the new Charter, on account of the old subsidies; and these three means being realized, the stockholders ought to be persuaded to advance ten per cent in order to pay the old debts and to have a trading fund. 7. West Friesland and the North Quarter are of opinion, if aflfairs be redressed and brought in train according to their advice, that the Company will be sufficiently able to exist of itself. 8. Stadt en Land' requires only payment of the subsidies in arrear, in addition to the general means hereinbefore mentioned. These are, in fact, three points whereupon run the opinions of the respective Chambers each in an especial manner; except that the Zealand Chamber gave, in addition, its opinion on the articles of the old Charter, as they ought, in their estimation, be altered and improved.