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Expence of Government 1757

523	10	0	By duties paid on Liquors imported for the Kings account	12,564	0	0
2,719	3	9	By sundry Contingent expenses	65,260	0	0
3,242	13	9		77,824	0	0
			The particulars of this sum were
			1^st Expences of Criminal Suits, apprehending and guarding criminals, Expences of Evidence, etc., 26,004 13 2 This article of expence varied every Year more or less, it seldom exceeded the above and has been as low as 10,000.
			2^d Maintenance of Foundlings and Bastards Children of the Three Governments at the rate of 10 Liv. p^r Month 18,511 6 8. This likewise varied, one Year it amounted to 24,000.
			3^d Public Works and High Roads 9,494 15. This also varied. It has often exceeded 12,000.
			4^th Expence of Public Prisons and subsistence of Prisoners 11,249 15 2. This article exceeded the usual expence on account of the English Prisoners.
653	5	3½	By the Cantine of the Troops in the Three Garrisons	15,678	7	2
			This was a Douçeur allow'd the Staff of each Garrison. The Town Major made out rolls of the Soldiers of each Garrison and these were certified by the Comptroller of the Marine. It was supposed three half pints of Wine p^r day were imported for their allowance the duty on the amount of which was returned by the receiver General. This perquisite was shared among the Governors who had one half of it the Staff divided the other half.
			Proportion of the several Governments in 1757.
			Quebec	8,063	3	7
			Montreal	6,122	0	0
			Trois Rivières	1,493	3	7
41	13	4	By allowed the Attorney General for making out a State of the Kings Rents	1,000	0	0
923	6	11	By Duties paid on goods imported for the Kings account	21,160	6	3
1,540	1	6½	By Salaries of Officers and other expences attending the receipt of the Kings Revenues	36,961	17	1
£6,401	0	10		153,625	0	6
			This last article comprehends,
			1^st^[e] The Salaries of Clerks, Land-waiters and other Revenue Officers 27,792 11 6.
			2^d Usual^[f] gratifications 1,270.
			3^d By sundry other expenses, trifling Repairs of Office.	200	0	0
			House rent of D^o	4,000	0	0
			Fuel for D^o	1,450	0	0
			Repair of Canoes	400	0	0
			Stationery	999	0	0
			Salary of the Clerk of the Treasurer General of the Marine	600	0	0
			To a Gauger	250	0	0
			The foregoing expences were not always the same and were paid upon the Intendants orders, and by his directions in which they differed from the following which was called Etat du Roy du Domaine, and was the Establishment paid by a Yearly order from the King signified by his Warrant signed in Council and which generally amounted to 114,000 Livres or there abouts.

[e]	A list of these for 1758, is annexed N^o. 3. That for 1757 did not come into our hands.

[f]	This article of gratification was to reimburse the Governor and other Officers, what it was supposed they paid for duties The Governor General received of this60025 :0:0The Intendant45018:15:0Governors Secretary753:2:6Intendants D^o1456:10:0127053:7:6

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