308 Oftober 1749. 



however, made, by laying a duty of three 

 per cent, on all the French goods imported 

 by the merchants of ^Canada. A regula- 

 tion was likewife made at that time, that all 

 the furs and fkins exported to France from 

 hence, fliould pay a certain duty ; but what 

 is carried to the colonies pays nothing. The 

 merchants of all parts of France and its co- 

 lonies, are allowed to fend (hips with goods 

 to this place; and the Quebec merchants are 

 at liberty likewife to fend theirgoods to any 

 place in France^ and its colonies. But the 

 merchants at Quebec have but few fhips, be- 

 caufe the failors wages are very high. The 

 towns in France which chiefly trade with 

 Canada, are Roc he lie and Bourdeaux ; next 

 to them are Marfeilles, Nantes, Havre de 

 Grace, St. Ma/o, ! and others. The king's 

 Ihips which bring goods to this country, 

 come either from Breft or from Rochefort. 

 The merchants at 'Quebec fend flour, wheat, 

 peafe, wooden utenfils, &c. on their own 

 bottoms, to the French pofleffions in the 

 Weft-Indies. The walls round Montreal 

 were built in 1738, at the king's expencp, 

 on condition the inhabitants fliould, little 

 by little, pay off the coft to the king. The 

 town at prefent pays annually 6000 livres 

 for them to government, of which 2000 are 

 *1 K given 



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