But if the City of Amsterdam shall send away its own, or any chartered ship, laden only with its own goods, it shall send that ship or ships directly to its own city, town or Colonie, provided that all the goods put on board be opened in the City's warehouse there in the presence of some person belonging to the Company appointed for that purpose, to whom also the letters and commission from the Company shall be delivered. In like manner all wares, produce or merchandise imported from the City's Colonie must be brought whole into the City here and opened in the City's warehouse in the presence of a person appointed for that purpose by the Company, and the duties due to the Country and the Company must be paid thereon.^

He-solution of the States General on tlie preceding.

[ From the Eegister of West India Affaire, 1652 -- 1663, in the Royal irchives at the Hague .]

Saturday, the 12 August, 1656. roiio22o. Received a letter from the Committee of the respective Chambers of the West New Netheriand. India Company representing the Assembly of the Nineeen convened at Amsterdam, dated there the lO'" instant, together with some appendices in answer to their High Mightinesses' despatch of the 1" of this month, and in conformity thereto, information and advice on the Petition and Papers presented by the presiding Chamber of Amsterdam to their High Mightinesses in order to obtain their approbation and ratification of the Conditions entered into by saidChamber with the Burgomasters of the City of Amsterdam for planting Colonies in New Netheriand. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid letter shall be placed in the hands of Mess" van der Capelle to Ryssel and others their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, to investigate, examine and report thereon.