1920.] Dacca Diaries. 153 
23rd June 1743. Mr. Bernard Bonkett! dying yin night ete. 
August. Samuel Rooper? joined as 3rd of Council. 
15th August. Yesterday Adolph Johnson a Private man ® 
departed his life. 
25th August 1743. As the waters are now so f 
be built there for security of the Honble Company’s cloth 
from fire, Agreed that the Buxey take this opportunity of 
sending bricks Chunam etc. 
March 1744. Mr. Edward Bourchier® joined as Assistant. 
Acctt. Salary due to the Honble ee rei s servants for six 
months from 25th September ultimo v 
Thomas Jos. Moore Esq. @ a p annum 160 
Mr. John Smith, Jr. Merct @ 30 p 120 
Mr. Samuel Roper Factor @ 15 p _,, 60 
Mr. Jas. Blackford oe 60 
Mr. Edw. Bourchier, Writer @ 5p .,, 20 
Mr. Thomas Man ® Cs er 20 
Mr. John Canty Surgeon @ 40 p.m. 240 
Account of the trade’ of the Dacca Factory and the Chgs. 
‘to which the said trade pays consulage from 30th April ult. 
Trade : 
The Honble Company .. .. 507791- 3-0 
Thos. Jos. Moore Esq. .. .. 101515- 0-3 
Mr. John Smith er .. 10015-13-0 
Mr. Sam Rooper ais .. 16157- 7-3 
Mr. Jas Blackford - .. 66116- 8-0 
Mr. Thos. Man us .. 13017-12-3 
774613 11-9 
Charges to which the above trade pays consulage : 
a hlecirie : .. 2866- 0-9 
Servants wages .. 1440- 0-0 
Chaties Darhak. + ive L7180-15-9 
__ 21486- 0-6 
1 There is no trace of his grave in Dacca 
2 I do not find him mentioned elsewhere. 
This means a private soldier. 
# This must be athe the Beel ueath of the end of Mug Bazar Road. 
5 Ri Bourchier was Ex arehouse keeper in Calcutta in 
1730. He ay hav e been pling brother of a Miva. (See Wilson’s 
‘Old Fort William). 
6 raced. 
1 In June 1744 we find it eat tte that the ait at Dacca were 
i end the moeagres in getting mulmuls on acco of the demand by 
s, Moguls and Armenians. (Consultations 11). 
