To Col. Phillips' (now Cornwallis') Regt., to return deductions for provisions to Christmas, 1750 3,919 5 8 To provisions supplied Cols. Warberton's and Lascelles' Regts., Artillery Company, Independent Companies, seamen in vessels, laborers and artificers 17,832 3 8 Victual and transporting Lascelles' Regt. from Ireland 8,581 3 9 To Office of Ordnance for Timber, Materials and Tools sent from Annapolis, hire of vessels, magazine of powder and payment of officers and artificers employed by the Board 10,417 15 3 -------------- £173,838 2 3 CR. By account of Money granted by Parliament for Nova Scotia Colony Regiment, March 23, 1748, granted upon account towards the charge of transporting to His Majesty's Colony of Nova Scotia, and supporting and maintaining there such reduced officers, etc., etc. £ 40,000 0 0 1749. Granted upon account for defraying the charges incurred by transporting to H. M. Colony of Nova Scotia, and supporting and maintaining settlers not provided for by Parliament 36,476 3 10 1749. Granted on account for supporting, maintaining and employing the settlers, March 19, 1750 39,778 17 2 Exceedings 57,682 19 3 -------------- £173,938 2 3 -------------- CHRISTOPHER KILBY. The charge for contingencies, and the last charge of £10,417 15. 3., probably embrace the expenditure on Government buildings--the two churches of England, St. Paul's and St. Matthew's; also the fortifications and other government works then in progress. WHITEHALL, February 20, 1750. Estimate for 1751 £74,970 1752 96,639 1753 58,559 1754 47,741 1755 55,799 1756 61,657 1757 40,068 1758 15,753 1759 13,081 E. The following extracts are from the letters of a French officer after the siege of Louisburg: