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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