Present The King's Most excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a report from the right Honorable the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs dated the 24th of last month upon an application made by the Governor of North Carolina for a supply of Cannon & Ordnance Stores to be sent for the service of Fort Johnson lately erected there—His Majesty taking the said report into consideration was pleased with the advice of His Privy Council to approve of what is therein proposed and accordingly to order as it is hereby ordered that the proportion of Cannon and Ordnance Stores contained in the paper hereunto annexed the expence whereof as estimated by the Board of Ordnance amounts to £3235 7s 1d be forthwith sent to the said Province of North Carolina & that the same be made an article in the next estimate that shall be prepared by the said Board of Ordnance to be laid before the Parliament and his Grace the Duke of Marlborough Master General of the Ordnance is to cause the necessary directions to be given herein accordingly.