290 TIMEHRI. 
each possessed ; thus Rome and /Youston had 837 slaves ; 
and Sophia only 80, so their shares were proportioned _ 
accordingly, —- 
A special meeting was held on 11th November 1828, to 
consider the state of affairs. The estates were repre- 
sented as follows :-— 
Haagsbosch, —Messrs. Frankland and Nielson. 
Peter's Hall.—Mr. Taylor. 
Velserhoofd (Eccles).—Messrs., Cramer and Koert, 
Rome and Houston.—Messrs. Cramer and Koert. 
Ruimveld.— Mr. Cramer. 
La Penitence, La Repentir, Liliendaal,—Mr, Croal. 
Vlissengen.—Mr. Boom. 
Werk-en-Rust, 
Thomas, 
Sophia.—Mr. Le Clercq. 
Turkeyen.—Mr,. Spencer. 
Cuming's Lodge —Mr. Mewburn. 
In going over the labour account it was found that’s 
Industry owed f1,842.10, which was compromised by pay- 
ment of fg00, Haagsbosch owed £896, Rome and Houston, 
72,057, Werk-en-Rust £154, La Penitence, Le Repentir 
and JLiliendaal, 7915, Vlissengen f785, Turkeyen, 
7159. At the same meeting Mr. J. LucIE SMITH, Jnr., 
LL.D., was appointed Legal Adviser to the Committee 
An account of SAYERS the Overseer for /69, which had 
been referred to the Court of Policy was referred back to 
the Committee. 
On the 24th January, 1829, members of the Board of 
Police, were for the first time ele€ted as members of the 
Committee. On that date STEPHEN CRAMER, THOS. 
MeEwsurRN and THOS. FRANKLAND were eleéted to repre- 
sent the planters, and A. H, WALSTAB, WM. JEFFREY 
and THOS. BARRY the Board of Police. Mr. N. M. 
