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tiO'ia which we have from time to time so happily experienced in the fleets and 

 armies sent out for our immediate preservation when we were under the most 

 imminent danger of being swallowed up by a merciless enemy, also in the 

 ample supplies of Moaiey for so many years annually granted for the support 

 and encouragement of this infant Colony and moreover still in the continu- 

 ance of His Majesty's Royal Bounty for that purpose w<hen from the seeming 

 inclination of the iniiaJbitants to have an Assembly convened some time since, 

 it might have been presumed and indeed by an article of His Majesty's In- 

 structions (which I shall order to be laid before you) it has been judged that 

 the Colony was become capable for providing necessary support of Govern- 

 ment here as has been usual in all His Majesty's other American Dominions. 



Gentlemen of boith Houses, — As my military occupation requires my atten- 

 dance as early as possible upon the Commander in Chief of the Forces to the 

 Westward and as the Lieutenant Governor is now necessarily employed and 

 will be for some time to come upon an enterprise of importance in a distant 

 part of the province, there is not at prese(nt an opportunity of entering upon 

 such particulars as might otherwise call for your attention, I am tîierefore 

 earnestly to Recommend, to your serious consideration the expediency or 

 rather necessity of unanimity and dispajtch in the conflrmation of such acts 

 or resolutions of a Legislative nature, as the Governors and Council under 

 His Majesty's Royal Instructions have found expedient before the forming 

 of an Assemibly and indispiensably necessary for promoting the welfare and 

 peaceable Government of this people. 



You may depend upon it Gentlemeji on my return to the Government you 

 will find me perfectly disposed to concur with you in enacting such further 

 laws, making such amendments to the present ones and establishing such 

 other Regulations as shall appear upon more mature deliberation to be con- 

 sistent with the Honor and Dignity of the Crown and conducive to tlie lasting 

 Happiness of His Majesty's subjects where I have the honor to preside." 



CHAS. LAWREOSrCE. 



The House went down and proceeded to the choice of Officers and voted 

 Mr. David Lloyd be olerk of the Assembly. 



Voted that William Reynolds be door-keeper and have Five shillings a 

 day for his attendance. 



Voted that John Callbeck be Messenger to the House and have Three 

 shillings a day for his attendance. 



The question being put whether any money should be voted to the mem- 

 bers of the House for their service during the present session, unanimously 

 resolved in the negative, and that they would all serve without reward this 

 session. 



A motion being made by Mr. Suckling for leave to bring in a Bill to 

 establish the authority of the House. 



Voted, that Mr. Suckling bring in the Bill on Wednesday morning. 



Voted that committee, vizt. Mr. Nesibit, Mr. Newton, Mr. Gerrish, Mr. 

 Foye and Mr. Burbidge should prepare an address in answer to His Excel- 

 lency's Speech by Ten o'clock to-morrow morning. 



Then adjourned till to-morrow morning ten o'clock. 



Tuesday, October 3rd. 1758. 



The committee appointed to prepare an address in answer to His Excel- 

 lency's Speech reported to the House that they had prepared the same, which 

 being read was approved of. 



