With the establishment of the Andros government the assembly disappeared. The right of taxation throughout his whole jurisdiction belonged to Andros and his council; for local purposes it seems to have been delegated to a court of nine justices which succeeded to the powers of both the Assembly and the Court of Trials.[71] So much an examination of legislative enactments shows us. We are fortunately enabled to fill out the picture to some extent from other sources. In Jan. 1678-9 the freemen of Providence took action in regard to their quota of the colony tax assessed in the preceding October. A committee of four was chosen "to draw aside a Little space of time, to consider togather of the suitablist prices, Which is meet to be sett on (ya Esteemed) Rateable Estate of ye Inhabitants of this Towne, x x x for to be a helpe & preparation to ye Lieviers." The rates of valuation agreed upon were as follows: "Meaddow Land: One acar Improved, to be Vallued at 04-00-00 planting Land: One Acar Improved to be Vallued at 03-00-00 Vakant Land; & unimproved: £ Acar to be Vallued at 00-03-00 An ox 04-00-00 4 or five yeare old steers 03-10-00 Cowes & three yeare old Cattle, To be Vallued at 03-00-00 two yeare old Cattle, To be Vallued at 01-15-00 Yearleings-Cattle--Each of whom--To be at 01-00-00 three yeares old Horses, & horse kind--To be Vallued at 02-00-00 two yeare old horse, & horse kinde To be Vallued at 01-10-00 hoggs, or swine, Each of them above a yeare old 00-15-00 sheepe--above a yeare old--To be Vallued at 00-04-00"