10.

11..

over

Sovereignty

this Island; and,

if a knowledge of the proper

to be

Duties

reserve

maintained

in the

exercise of my

high

had

Me

very

Y

recurrence to

not been sufficient,

terron

entertain

which the Chinese

of any

past seenes might have, influenced

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CommoW

annecessant,

son generosity

to abstain from any

the last

I no

alternative.

more within

and

allusion to

descend to matters

Mr. Martin's scope

experiences, but in regard to

scarcely

which he is

more

fortunate. He states £10,000

to be the utmost

revenue

and his

Current

to be

oww

Year

ever

count of

attainable

Estimate for the Nz

nearly

enclosed, is

215

£18,000, but much below what

may

be expected.

In another

paper he prediated that

than

£5,000 could never

more

be

obtained from the Crown Lands,

the Rent roll already

and

exceeds £13,000. When he applies the magnifying and of the glass, with reference_ to expenditure, he talks of spending "nearly half a million Sarting on this Colony;

Colony; while

my

Sespatch N79, of the 14th Instant,

will

show

that the whole estimated charge for publie works, required subsequent to my arrival (supposing them to be all authorized) will be £96,145,- to be completed in the course of the next two years.-

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