Therefore the said Commissioners submit to the Consideration of
the Court that as there is only £29.8.8¼ remaining in the
hands of the Treasurer to pay the said Demand of £1139.6.11½1279.7.5¼
Whether the Sum of £1109.18.31249.18..9½ought not to be paid out of the
County Rate on the County Estate which Sum of £1109.18.31249..18.9½
together with the £29..8..8¼ will fully pay and satisfy the
demands of the several Tradesmen employed by the said
Commissioners and Justices as aforesaid And the Commissioners
apprehend this cannot be considered as an Injury to the County
at it appears a larger Sum has already been paid by the Commissrs
out of the Building fund which ought to have been paid out of the
County Rate.

It has been represented
before

And the said Commissioners beg leave to observedo further represent to
His Majestys Justices of the Peace That being in possession of
110 City Bonds for £100 each which they were obliged from time the
time to sell in order to satisfy the several Tradesmen employed
in erecting the said Session house as their Payments became
due under their Contractsathe very great Losswereoccasioned there
to the amount of £1802..0.9a amount of theby the great Discount
on the said Bondswhichis the reason why the Commissioners
are now under the necessity of distinguishing particularly what
payments they conceive are not strictly pay able out of the Fund
allowed by the said Act for building the Session house, Whereas
if the said City Bonds had been sold act par as might
reasonably have been expected the said Bonds bearing 4½
P Cent Interest the said Commissioners would not only have
been enabled to pay the said Sum of £1139.6.11¼1279.7.5¼out of the
fund allowed as aforesaid but would have had a Surplus of
£663.13.9¾522.13.3¼which they would have paid in ease of the County
Rate.