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of Vermont, and make the following reply to the interrogatories 

 therein contained, viz: — 



1st. Our Legislature at their session, October, 1835, granted a 

 premium of 10 cts. per pound on cocoons. At their session, Octo- 

 ber, 1838, they increased the premium to 20 cts. for cocoons, 20 cts. 

 for reeled silk, 20 cts. for all wove silk. This law still remains in 

 force. The amount of premiums paid for the year 1835-6, I cannot 

 now state, the books of this department of that ^ear being in the 

 hands of the Auditor, at Woodstock ; the amount, however, must 

 have been small. 



There has been paid for 1837-38 

 " " 1838-39 



« « 1839-40 



" « 1840-41 



" " 1841-42 1,891 17 



" " 1842^3 1,756 69* 



Your obedient servant, 



John Spalding, Treasurer. 



Treasury Office, Boston, Mass., \ 

 August 26, 1843. ] 



The following is given as the result of an examination of docu- 

 ments in reply to certain questions proposed by the Corresponding 

 Secretary of the American Institute, in a letter addressed to his Ex- 

 cellency, the Governor, viz: 



1st. " Does your State give a bounty on silk ?" 



2d. " Is the bounty on cocoons, or on reeled silk, and how^ much on 

 eachr' 



3d. " In what year did the bounty law go into effect, and when does 

 it expire 7" 



A law passed April 7, 1835, to continue in force for two years, 

 gives a bounty to any person who shall reel, or cause to be reeled or 

 thrown in the Commonwealth, from cocoons produced from silk- 

 worms raised therein, merchantable silk capable of being manufac- 

 tured into the various silk fabrics, fifty cents for every pound of silk 

 so reeled or thrown. 



A law passed April 11, 1836, to continue in force seven years, 

 gives a bounty of one dollar for every ten pounds of cocoons, and a 

 bounty of one dollar for every pound of silk reeled and thrown, and 

 fifty cents for every pound reeled, without being thrown. 



A law passed March 31, 1839, gives a bounty of one dollar and 

 fifty cents for every ten pounds of cocoons, and repeals the laws giv- 

 ing a bounty of fifty cents per pound for throwing silk. 



• The current year closes 30th Sept., which will probably increase the amount. 



