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small number of Eurofuan Residents in the Colony,
and which, independent of the Military, hardly. exceed 300 of every denomination, that the
consumption would do
little more than pay the expense attending the collection of the Revenuez-
but admit it did so, and
that a surplus remaine over, then I think such surplus would be but
a
small compensation
for the discontent which
this Jax is likely to
excite.
The people of this Colony, whether justly
unjustly,
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are under a
strong impression that they have been hardly dealt with, by which I
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that they have been
taxed, too soon, and
while they have been- struggling under, all the difficulties incident to Establishments in
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infant Colony.
They forrey too that
fancy
the present taxe has a tendency to interfere with the freedom of the Port, and many of the merchouts looking at their heavy. ground Pints, and the large sums expended
ore
their establishments
Are