Circular.

St. James's. August 11th. 1764.

To His Majesty's Governors in North America & the West India Islands.

Sir,

It is His Majesty's Pleasure that you do constantly transmit to me every Information which Your utmost Diligence & Attention can, from time to time, procure in relation to the illicit Trade which may be carried on within Your Government, to the methods in which it is conducted; the Commodities in which it is concerned; & the Extent to which it is carried; the means of preventing the same; & the Conduct of the several Officers who are employ'd for that purpose; And whenever it shall happen that You have not been able to procure any Intelligence upon any of the Points abovementioned, You will take Care to mention in your Dispatch that you have no Information of that Sort to communicate.

I am &ca.

Dunk Halifax.

August 11th. 1764.
Circular to the Governors in North America & the West India Islands.
Illicit Trade.

Requiring them to transmit every Information they can procure in relation to the illicit Trade the means of preventing it & the Conduct of Revenue Officers

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