disagreable, duty of the folonial. Sovunment
in raising supplies to meet the expenditure.
In the enactment
of Ordinances,
have naturally relied on the profeccional knowledge of the two
Legal
have been appointed by Her Majesty's
bovernment to the important Offices
Gentlemen who
which
for this
exprees
of the
they
hold
in
this folony,
and for
purpose have made them Members
Legislative founcil-pending your Lordship's pleasure - My great desire to ensure, as
support
much as possible, the confirmation and of Her Majesty's Government to our local
Inactments has
even
me to
• forward
home the Graft of an ordinance for taxing Wines and Spirits (in Despatch N=108) for previous consideration, as well no which I now proceed to notice.
another
The enclosed draft of an Ordinance
for the future
care
charge
and construction
f
I
of the
of
- the Streets, drains, drainage.
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and sewers
f the Town of Victoria, and the vicinity there of has for its object to place the
management of these matters in the hands of a
a certain number of the. Inhabitants under. the title of fommissioners, who shall also be
empowered to raise the requisite funds.
neccccity of relieving
Majesty's Government from
Her
the
expence of
maintaining these works after their first
construction
and as
suggested.
the inhabitants
this
enactment
by
the Ordinanet-
are to have the entire management and
so it appeared proper
charge,
that
they
expences.
should tax themselves for the
In the constitution of the Board
local Commissioners attention has been
of local
paid as much as possible to the organization
of similar bodies at home; and by rendering their proceedings subject to approval by
the