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given by the feminary of priefts. At >ue- 

 bec the walls havelikewife been built at the 

 king's expence, but he did not redemand the 

 expence of the inhabitants, becaufe they 

 had already the duty upon goods to pay as 

 above mentioned. The beaver trade be- 

 longs folely to the Indian company in 

 France, and nobody is allowed to carry it 

 on here, befides the people appointed by that 

 company. Every other fur trade is open to 

 every body. There are feveral places among 

 the Indians far in the country, where the 

 French have ftores of their goods j and thefe 

 places they call les po/les. The king has no 

 other fortrefies in Canada than Quebec, Fort 

 Chamblais, Fort St. Jean, Fort St. Frede- 

 ric, or Crownpoint, Montreal, Front enac, 

 and Niagara. All other places belong to 

 private perfons. The king keeps the Nia- 

 gara trade all to himfelf. Every one who 

 intends to go to trade with the Indians muft 

 have a licence from the governor-general, 

 for which he muft pay a fum according as 

 the place he is going to is more or lefs ad- 

 vaniageous for trade. A merchant who fends 

 oura boat laden with all forts of goods, and 

 four or five perfons with it, is obliged to give 

 five or fix hundred livres for the permiffion $ 

 and there are places for which they give a 

 U 3 thoufanci 



