James Innes² Esquire is appointed a Commissioner of the Navy, in the room of James Maxwell who hath resigned his appointment, until the pleasure of the General Assembly shall be known.

It appearing that the retailing of sundry Articles now in the public Store which are not wanted for the Army & Navy hath become very Inconvenient for the Commissary of Stores³ to attend to, & must necessarily occasion the said Commissary to neglect Business of greater Consequence to the State—the Board do advise the Governor to direct the Commissary of Stores to forbear selling or retailing any more such Goods at large but that he deliver the Articles unfit of the Army & Navy to M^r Robert Prentis⁴ to be by him disposed of on account of the State, so soon as he may be ready to receive them Which the Governor directs accordingly

The Governor having communicated to the Board a Complaint from the Naval Officer at South Quay⁵ & the Merchants concerned in the Trade there, respecting the Conduct of the Naval Officers of North Carolina taking upon them to grant Permits to Vessels coming to this State to trade here, and also giving Clearances to them when outward bound after clearing out in this State and receiving Fees for so doing they do Advise his Excellency to acquaint Governor Caswell of these practices & to inform him that it is the Opinion of this Board that it is sufficient for Vessels coming from Sea to South Quay & returning again from thence to enter & clear out there without doing either at any Naval Office in the State of North Carolina unless they break Bulk or take on board any Articles within its Limits. And his Excellency wrote a Letter accordgly.⁶