257
не
23th It will be evident from the foregoing pages and the prevent elato of the Revenice. that this Colony ( particularly during
the contineante
of hostilities, during any further delays in the settlement.
of
the
more
Canton difficulty) cannot be a
self supporting colony.
245.
Under existing circumstances the local administration, find great
embarrassment in raising
arz
additional Revenue, the object is
constantly kept in
view, and
everything
could
is being done that conte property be undertaken under the present crisis, to improve the revenue_ but, the best considered Financial scheme depends, at this moment, on political contingencies
unlikely
to defeat all calculation 25: I do not see, solong
the
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