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vince, it being the only one which produces it ; and 

 from hence it is fcnt all over Peru, and Chili, where 

 its ufe is univerfal efpecially that kind of it calkd 

 Camini, which is the pure leaf; the other, diftin- 

 guifhed by the name of Pales, being lefs fine, and not 

 fo proper for making mate, is not fo valuable. 



These goods are carried, for fale, to the cities of 

 Santa Fe, and Buenos Ayres, v/here the fathers have 

 factors the Indians, particularly the Guaranies, want- 

 ing the fagacity and addrefs, fo abfolutely neceffary 

 to procure fuccefs in commercial aifairs. Thefe fa6L-ors 

 difpofe of v/hat is configned to them from Paraguay, 

 and lay out the money in fuch European goods as the 

 towns are then in v/ant of, in ornaments for the 

 churches, and the decent fupport of the priells officia- 

 ting in them. But the greateft care is taken in de- 

 ducing from what each town fends, the amount of 

 the tribute of its Indian inhabitants, which is remitted 

 immediately to the revenue offices, v/ithout the lead 

 deduction, except the ftipends for the priefis, and 

 the penfions allowed the Caciques. 



The other produ6ls of their lands, together ,wirh 

 their cattle, are made ufe of far the fubfiitance or the 

 inhabiiants, among whom they are diiiributed with 

 fuch regularity and osconomy, that the excellent police 

 under which thofe people live fo happily cannot be 

 pafTed over in filence, without great injultice to thefe 

 Vv'ife legiOators. 



EvERv town of the miffions of Paraguay, like the ci- 

 ties, and great towns of the Spaniards, are under a gover- 

 nor, regidores 'and alcaldes. That the important office 

 of governor may be always filled by a perfon duly qua- 

 lified, he is chofen by the Indians, with the approba- 

 tion of the prieils. The alcaldes are annually appoint- 

 ed by the regidores, and ipindy with thein, tlie go- 

 vernor attends to the maintenance of good order and 

 tranquility among the inhabitants ; and that thefe 

 officer.s, who are icldom perfons of the moH fhining 



p'arts. 



