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