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archive access 1.05.21, inventory number AB.1.5, page 15

time, I mist take Hhe liberti of Sug=
gesting to the Honorable Members that
Htake for granted, when theij guarded
in the last article propozed bij them
for the liberal construction of everij
thing doubtfull to be in theer tavour
they did not mean to exclude the Go=
vernment of England fromhaving
An equal favourable construction
where the doubthell article interfered
nathet with the Liberties or Re„
venues of the Colonies. I. must
therefire press upon this Court toe
its Concurrence to the Appointment
of a Collector and the other Port offi„
cers tor the Collection of the Custom=
house Revenues and wzich cannot be
Considered as any ways connectid or
interfering with the Cobonial Taxation
/:Sign:/ WGrinfield
Hubroek
L=r Gen=l
Sept: 28= 1803.
Previous, to te pregoing Communierhion beeng
taken ints considerahion, M.r Kroll observed
to His, Exallz that it was reocal form, voken
He Govemor Hought proper to convene an Extraordinar
meesing ofthe loust, to acquarnt te members
stot overe
of the heads of tte watter te be drocrissed in order
they might be prapared to meet the question
19.
that This form had not brenobuwed on the present
occanion, astte Circulas Letter sent vouend byttie
Secretary only merhoned kat His Cuillerig was
desvrous to assemble ke Court on partienlar biesnefs;
Mat M.r Koll having applied to the Secretari
for farthes information en the subject, had been
told by the latter that he was ignorant hemself
of the nitjeel that varto be brought forward; and
that te m.r kroll was therefore necessitatid te
declari he was utterly unprepared to discufs
moment
a matter of nich omrequeerene and of R delicate
a nahure as that brought forward bysis Ercelle,
M.r Kroel
and tee requested in consequerie thal a fer
days mights be allowed the wembers to considee
at leisure of kes and any oter business which
the Genaal wvisted to have Heer opinion repon.
Hij Ercelleney replied Mabashis stay in he
grent variety
Colony would te veryshort & having a naalstideerty
of other prissing business to attend to, he was
very annious the members should corne to a
Determination on the subject stated by him, and Wat„
te therefere regiressed them te doso
the wembers of Ih Court did in consequenee
proceed to deliberate on the foregring communicatien
made by His Excelleniy, & particularly onthe Gererals
desire therein expressed te have tha Courti opinion
in stus Port
whetter they do considertte apprintment, of the
„ Ofpicers usccal in Boitich Ports for, the Collichon of
„ Custon: Louise Bevoeus, the Customr House Reverius