18
much prive the
Broker
this Anree hove varied very recupation of the Soland, viz., proum £425 to £135 for ammume. It is said that the premium prouid for acting as salt kirchen is influenced by the price ostamable at Canton, and by other candes, some of which Salluded to in my letter of 5th fammary last. At present fault is sup the front of 18 3/ the, and 2/ for table salt. The Salt Broker is, as
& for av Jam
as Jam able to ascer
ascertain, a emvenience to the people who king salt to the Colony; he makes advanced m it, if sest I meeting with a ready Market, and
ed at the commencement a commission
charged out
1 of 5 per cent for brokerage, but during the the fier conting has been
last few years
reduced to me and a half per cent.
27. Objections have been made, and opiniones been given, on the subject
erroneous
has
of the salt, monopoly, aw it how ben called.
as
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Fran- iuquiries I have punde in the subject I aveertained that the Chinese neither Conviver
it objectionable, or a hardships, un throt it interforces out all with the sale of all by any other indiadual in the Colony
Marcare a similar establishment exists in the Taifor. The duty obtained by Publica sale for the year commemoing 14 September 1855 is £592.18.14.
25. The parirloge of guanying Hene
Control
(once called the Stone Farm) hous also met with objections as a pronepoly. That the Stone quarries in this Colony require Contact by the Surveyn Joural and the Blic Cannot be doubted, as otherwise the people would quary any and everywhere. Most of the Ame pom the quasies in domphing
from is terken Anefly to Canti and about dozen other filmcees in the Herrigting omminen From some old memoranda I see that ass
Province.