CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



THE GROWTH OF INTEREST IN ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN 



NAVAL SUPPLIES FROM THE AMERICAN 



PLANTATIONS. 



Chapter I.— From the Settlement of the Colonies to the 

 End of the Seventeenth Century. 



Early suggestions of the advantages of importing naval 



stores from America 3 



Enumeration of the colonies that produce naval stores 5 



Contracts to supply the navy granted by William and Mary. . 6 

 The Lords Committee of Trade grant a hearing to petitioners, 



at Whitehall, in 1694 7 



John Taylor states the obstacles to importation of American 



products , 8 



The Board of Trade and Plantations determine to encourage 



importation 9 



Commissioners are sent to New England to promote the under- 



takmg 11 



Reports of the commissioners 13 



Result of their journey 14 



Chapter II. — The Attempts to Form Chartered Companies for 

 THE Importation of Stores. 



Sir Matthew Dudley and others apply for a charter to work 



mines and make naval stores in America 18 



The opposition of Massachusetts 24 



The petition renewed in 1702, but the Board of Trade fearing 



stock-jobbing, discourage the undertaking 30 



The petition of the Penn. Company also fails through the 



dread of stock-jobbing 34 



The question of naval stores is decided to be a matter for 



Parliament to determine 35 



Analysis of the history of the Dudley and Byfield petitions... 38 



Attitude of the Board of Trade and of the Navy Board 39 



The attempts to obtain charters coincident with the struggle 



of the Merchant Companies to retain their privileges 40 



The policy of the Government 41 



