to the Home Authorities that the Pohu Dati alttough high was insufficient to maintain on Phee rependiture and that while the recupations and retail bunnen "'on their Premises
the Licend
Publicans and trál Kulu: "cutailid on the Houghtay Police Fre a large portion of their labour,_ there Publicam, Stained their ficcuses upon the rayment of a sum lese in Aurat Amount here than was exacted, under simila encumstances, in other British Colonies at the same time that the profits of the Licensed Publicans and Artel. teepers derived
derived from
the onely
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mercasing amount of Kipping de Anton enabled them with few
crceptions to abost a style of living for
in abrance of their social position - there are sew here who do
few here who do not
-
Keen Frees a
Carriages.
9. In fact the binance places the Chimere Shops in advantageous Contract to the botile Kept by ruropians. These bad previously paid less than the chinese but it was propoed by the Colonial Treasurer that the Stotel Licences should be at least two thirds more than the
amount paid by the Chinese