[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] any longer be tolerated that such fertile countries should lie neglected in consequence of bad administration, which up to this time, has been exercised through Commissioners of New Netherland under the direction of the Amsterdam Chamber, the Directors of the Maase Chamber at Dordrecht therefore respectfully request their High Mightinesses to be pleased, respecting this and other important matters concerning the Company, to call together at the Hague a half-Nineteen for the purpose of there adopting, under their High Mightinesses' eyes and observation, some good and beneficial resolutions, and particularly, that it may be expressly enacted that all the Chambers shall from now henceforward be at liberty to trade to New Netherland, and to grant commissions to individuals to that efiect, under such orders and regulations as shall be issued by their High Mightinesses. 3. On the third point, where mention is made of the sale of contraband goods; inasmuch as it cannot be put an end to suddenly and at once, they submit to their High Mightinesses whether instead of such articles being sold with the knowledge of the Council there, it were not best that the sale be made by the Council itself according to the circumstances of affairs and times, inasmuch as 'twill be clearly impossible to maintain individuals in such order as that they would not, without the knowledge of the Council, run the aforesaid merchandise, which is so much sought for.