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Committee-Chamber, Biihop's Palace, Quebec, 6th. November 1790. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 I S Excellency LORD DORCHF.STF.R, wiih the advice of the Councit, was plcafcd, by his 
 Order in Council of the ;2d. of July 178b, to order, " '1 hat the Cleric of the Courts of 
 " JulHrc ftiould on or before the ill. day of October then next, file in the Cotincil-Oflitc 
 "• an Mireat or Account of all Fines, 1 orfciturcs and oihcr dues, ^Vrticles of the Cafiial 
 " Revenues of the Crown, at any time within ten year.uhenlall part incurred in cithcrof their 
 " rcfpective Courts. 1 hat all MagiHrate.s, Jullices of the I'cacc and others lliould make a 
 " like EHreat of all fuch Dues as had accrued by any procefs before them in ScHlons or Oc^rwife. That like 
 " lilrcats fliould be made b) all J hcrifis, C( icrcrs ai d other Cilktis of the Courts of JulHcc of every kind, 
 " of all and every fums of money that had at any f.me come to their hands, as part of the Royal Revenue. And 
 " to the end that it m ^h: he K:i )\v:i ->y the reporc of the feveral perfons olTiciating as Notaries Public what fums 
 '* hadaccruedlinre the) had iclj^n;!i\cl) 1 (in in Cfl.ce, for quints, lods et ventes or other the Sei^neurial Rights 
 " of the Crown, che (aid iNoianes art con.inandcd to make due Report thcreoi to the Couucil-Gllice wiihin the 
 " time aforementioned." 
 
 And further to Order, " Thit every the faid tcfpeclive Officers, Magiflratcs, Clerks of Court, Shcrifls, Co- 
 '' roncrs and others having any lublic Monies in their hands, ibould forthwith pay over the fame to 1 (is Ma- 
 '' jelly's Receiver-General tor the ufe of the Ciown, and that they fliouid continue to do fo in all times coming 
 " as often as they might receive any part of the Royal Revenue in the courfe of the execution of their trufts. 
 
 " And that the like Hrtrcats, Returns, Accounts and Reports, (1 ould bt lilid milie laid Council OfTtcc half- 
 " yearly, from and after ;he (aid fill ca> < f Ctiolcr, by (Miy ci the Cfl rfrsaforcmenticncil, under his firnaturc 
 " and upon oath, and that a certiiicd copy thereof be at the fame time filed in the Ullire of iiis iVLijCily i Kt- 
 " ccivcr-Gcneral." 
 
 His Lordfliip's Order aforefiid was publiflicd in the Quebec Gazettes of the jiil. July 1788 N^ uc)S, and 
 7th. and 14th. of Augull follow, iig N o j ^^^^ and i:co. 
 
 On the i7th.ofMay laft His l.ordfliip, with the advice of the Council, was plcafcd to commit to a Committee 
 of His Majefly's Council, of which 1 am Chairman, " to make inquiry how far the faid Ordej of the 22d. of 
 " July 17S8 has bren complied with by the different Officers as well as Notaries I'ublic, thereby required to fur- 
 " nilh Lflreats and Reports of the lums accrued to His Majelly in their refiKilfive Depanm!.n:s, calling upon 
 " fuch as may be in default fora Juililication of their conduit, and reporting ihc Rcfult." 
 
 In Order to enable the Committee to Repoit to His Lordfliip upon this Reference, I an dircifledby them to 
 call upon You for the keafon why the faid Order has not been con^plied with on your part, and 1 requcll your an- 
 fwa addrcHcd to Jenklm VVull-vms, L-fquire, Clerk of the Council with all pofliblc difp«Uch. 
 
 I have the Honor to be. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 
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 Your mofl obedient humble Scrvanr, 
 
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