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to levy a certain duty or toll from the native vessels arriving 

 there, for the benefit of the Company ; 



Thirdly, whether it would not be proper, that as soon as 

 possible notice should be given in Columbo of the ten years' 

 truce concluded between the Crown of Portugal and the 

 United Provinces, and if so, who would be deemed best 

 fitted and calculated to have this task conferred on him ; 



Lastly, whether anything else ought to be proposed for the 

 benefit of the Company and the well-being of this fortress 

 and garrison, which by the latter might be desired. 



"Which points proposed having been duly deliberated 

 upon, conclusions were arrived at in manner hereunder 

 following : That the tin shall be taken out of the ship 

 " Banda " and transferred to the yacht " De Pauw," excepting 

 50 bars, or 24,000 pounds, which shall be left in the ship 

 *' Banda," in order to try to exchange them with profit on the 

 coast of Malabar, for the goods to be had there ; that from 

 10 to 12 elephants' tusks, 81 cattis of tortoise-shell, 3 

 pieces of scarlet cloth shall be taken out of the said " Banda " 

 and be put on board one of the Suratta ships, and that all 

 the tin in the ship " Delf shaven" shall be put on board the 

 " Leeuwerick." 



The Uppermerchant Mr. Pieter Pacts and the merchant 

 Mr. Gerrit Moutmaker are by these presents appointed and 

 deputed to visit all the ships of the fleet, and to inquire 

 what provisions of rice and hard bread they have on board, 

 to the intent that if possible the scarcity of the same at Point 

 de Galie may be relieved. 



MS. fol. 22. 



As to the second point mentioned, regard being had to 

 the little power we have, for introducing such a toll there 

 (Batticaloa), and the danger that trouble might easily arise 

 therefrom, seeing the terms on which we now are with the 

 King of Candy, 



It has been unanimously resolved, not to take any steps 

 in this matter for the present, but to leave matters alone 



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