308 OBoher 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 ikins 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 fliips with goods 

 to this place; and the ^ebec merchants are 

 at liberty iikevv'ife to fend their goods to any 

 place in France^ and its colonies. But the 

 merchants at ^lebec have but {tv^ fhips, be- 

 caufe the failors wages are very high. The 

 towns in France v/hich chiefly trade with 

 Canada, are Roc he lie and Bourdeaux -, next 

 to them are Marfeilles, Nantes, Havre de 

 Grace, St. Malo, and others. The king's 

 lliips which bring goods to this country, 

 come either from Brcjl or from Rochefort. 

 The merchants at ^i-ebec fend flour, wheat, 

 peafe, wooden utenfils, ^c. on their own 

 bottoms, to the French poffeffions in the 

 Wsjl-lndies. The walls round Montreal 

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

 on condition the inhabitants fliould, little 

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

 town at prefent pays annually 6000 livrei 

 for theai to government, of which 2000 are 

 I given 



