90 A. D. 1732. 



which, he affirms, the Britifli fugar colonies do not take off above one 

 half. But the company of hatters of London have fince informed us, 

 that hats are manufactured in great quantities in this province. 

 ' By the laft letters from the deputy-governor of Pennfylvania, he does 

 not know of any trade carried on in that province, that can be injuri- 

 ous to this kingdom. They do not export any woollen or linen ma- 

 nufadures ; all that they make, which are of a coarfer fort, being for 

 their own ufe. We are farther informed, that in this province are 

 built many brigantines and fmall Hoops, which they fell to the Weft- 

 Indies. 



* The governor of Rhode-ifland informs us, in anfwer to our queries, 

 that there are iron mines there ; but not a fourth part iron enough to 

 ferve their own ufe. But he takes no notice of any fort of manufac- 

 ture fet up there. 



' No return from the governor of Connedlicut. But we find by fome 

 accounts, that the produce of this colony is timber, boards, all forts 

 of Englilh grain, hemp, flax, flieep, black cattle, fwine, horfes, goats, 

 and tobacco. That they export horfes and lumber to the Weft-Indies, 

 and receive in return, fugar, fait, melafles, and rum. We likewife 

 find that their manufactures are very inconfiderable ; the people there 

 being generally employed in tillage ; fome few in tanning, fhoemak- 

 ing, and other handicrafts ; others in building, and joiner's, tailor's, 

 and fmith's, work, without which they could not fubfift.' 

 No report is made concerning Carolina, the Bahama nor the Bermu- 

 da ifles : and as for Newfoundland it is fcarcely to be called a plantation, 

 and Hudfon's-bay not at all. 



* By the laft returns which we have had from the fugar iflands, we 



* do not find that they have any other manufactures eftabliftied, befides 



* thofe of fugar, melalTes, rum, and indigo, of their own produce. 

 ' Thefe, with cotton, aloes, pimento, and fome other produdions of 

 ' lefs note, are their whole dependence, which are commodities noway 



* interfering with the manufactures of this kingdom. In the year 1724, 



* Mr. Worfley, then governor of BarLridos informed us, that of cotton 



* they made hammocks, a few ftockings, and nets for horfes. 



' From the foregoing ftate, it is obfervable, that there are more trades 



* carried on, and manufad:ures fet up, in the provinces on the continent 



* of America to the northward of Virginia, prejudicial to the trade and 

 ' manufadures of Great Britain, particularly in New-England, than in 



* any other of the Britifh colonies ; which is not to be wondered at : 

 ' for their foil, climate, and produce, being pretty near the fame with 

 ' ours, they have no ftaple commodities of their own growth to ex- 

 ' change for our manufadures ; which puts them under greater necef- 



* fity, as well as under greater temptation, of providing for themfelves at 

 ' home ; to which may be added, in the charter governments, the little 



