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kind, consideration.

His Excellency is no doubt aware that the present price of provisions is at least 75 per cent -higher than at this time two

~years

and that House Rent has

riven more than 100 %% during the

Jame

: period, in fast several of have been fuct to very great

straits on that account.

The palue of the Mexican Dollar has declined invaluer 25%

on account of the high price of Copper Cachen the public Marketi Every description of furniture and wearing apparel has also

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considerably increased, in value

of late; and to meet these extra

ends onjour,

and very heavy demands income, we have as yet received havwas

no consideration.

We

have also to draw the attention

that

of Her Majesty's Colonial Government to the fact t even the Stockeepers Pleaks, in this Colonyare receiving better salaries, than ourselves,

with the addition

lition of board

and lodgings, thus placinges

a very inferion position .

amancy

It has also come to our

knowledge from a very for

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