[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] As the greatest profit arises from powder, lead, guns and similar articles, the sale of which to the Indians being contraband, is prohibited on pain of corporal punishment, yet as Profit derived from the gain derived therefrom is stimulating, and as a small capital is always greauhltit is'pur-realized, through these and such finesses, by people of small means, the country Bta'^nding the prohi-is ovcrrun with them. The yearly amount is considerable from which the Company derives no duties, the transaction being concealed from it. In a 374 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. general letter to the Director and government in New Netherland, in the year 1649, the Company permitted the Director to supply the Indians sparingly with powder, lead and guns. MHny s'l'.rt. cnme 5. in addition to this, a large amount of goods is introduced from New England and Virginia. ° and Virginia, and the most is made on these goods : for they are imported there free of duty and nothing coming thence into New Netherland pays duty. Thus considerable English wares are consumed in New Netherland, and many goods from Holland by way of England and New England also come into New Netherland, which practice will probably so obtain in 2 or 3 years, that even if the duty remain, the Company will get nothing. Thus the Company receives the fourth part of the duties, but not of the goods which are consumed in The pui.iic mini New N<-therland. And nevertheless the public must pay for the goods, the same ruiidutiea.