New Amsterdam is provided, and none is yet required in the out-lying places. 8.

This point is fully treated in the Freedoms.

The purport of this article ought to be made clearer in order to render it intelligible. In all cases we cannot understand how the inhabitants can be brought to bear the expenses, inasmuch as it is already stated that they complain about a small impost on beer and wine, which is, however, paid only by the tapsters.

10.

The subject of the Freedoms forms a particular report, which will be approved by us when the copy thereof is ready. 11.

The Council ought to remain constituted as lately enacted by the Assembly of the XIX.; it can then be conceded, for the satisfaction of the people, that two of their number shall be adjoined to the aforesaid Council, to be selected by the Company here from a nomination of a triple number to be previously made by the aforesaid Commonalty.

12.

This article is co-dependent on what has been already stated.

14.

The Directors consider this coming over to be entirely unnecessary, unless some reasons to the contrary be alleged. And in case some information be required on the affiiirs in New Netherland, in addition to what Secretary van Tienhoven can furnish, the Vice Director might come home.

15.

They consider this to be co-dependent on the preceding.

18.

The judicature ought to be left as established, both in the Company's lands and in the Colonies.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: V. 393