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given by the feminary of priefts. At ^e- 

 bee 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 ; and thefe 

 places they call les pojles. The king has no 

 other fortrefies in Canada th^n ^iciec. Fort 

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

 ric ^ or Crownpoint, Montreal, Front en ac, 

 and Niagara. All other places belong to 

 private perfons. The king keeps the Nia- 

 gara trade all to himfeif. 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- 

 vantageous for trade. A merchant who fends 

 out a boat laden with all forts of goods, and 

 fouf or five perfons with it, is obliged to give 

 five or fix hundred livresfor the permiflion; 

 and there are places for Vv^hich they give a 

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