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was fixed. Before that year, a Depth was 500 Roods. A 
Resolution of the Court of Policy on the nth August, 
1765, dealt with the Depths allowed behind the planta- 
tions, for cutting wood (p. 5) The Minutes of the Com- 
bined Court of Policy of the 20th of June, 1775, include 
the question of Measurements of lands in both Rivers; 
and a Resolution of the Council of Ten, at Amsterdam, 
of the 17th May, 1766, relates to grants of lands 
and double depths (pp. 187 to 189). On the 16th of 
August 1787 the Governor and Court of Policy ordained 
that all persons who had obtained grants of uncultivated 
lands, should build upon the same within six months, 
and have such lands properly measured, under penalty 
of having them restored to Government. A Proclama- 
tion with respect to uncultivated lands in Canal No. 3, 
was issued on the 17th of May 1799- With so many 
transactions in land, there was of course need of Land 
Surveyors, among whom the brothers De Saffon are 
frequently named. On the 5th of October 1771, the 
Court of Polic) interrogated the Land Surveyors with 
regard to the difference in the length of their chains, and 
upon other points. A Resolution was adopted with 
regard to the iron rod to be used for measuring lands, 
and as to the mode of using it (p. 184). On the 14th of 
January 1772, Reports ol Measurements were laid over, 
and it was ordered that Publication be made of them, 
(p. 201). A Resolution of the Court of Policy, on 
the 3rd July 1773 (p. 297), provided for the prevention 
of disputes arising through difference in the Land 
Measurers' chains. On the 5ch of May 1790, the 
Governor and Court of Policy required all persons who 
had obtained grants of land to exhibit the same within 
