6.

263

the 2th Instant, and became law

10. Whittall who is the

Pepresentative here

7

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How lu

Jarvine Matheson HC has since sent to the clerk of the Councils a Protect against the Enactment of this Ordinances which, when laid we in "before the Council at it's next Inreting and accepted, will be bancwuitted by my successor for your consideration.

Leve

I

ŷ may

however mention

my Opinion

tres not contain

that this protest

valik

any

argument against the measure.

It is possible that the tendency

4 such legislation may

be to

interfere to some slight extent with the monopoly heretofore enjoyed by one or two large Stonces, by assisting

small capitals,

the combination

but I do not know that this result

on public

care be deprecated on

I agree with the Charde

grounds.

Commerce that the Ordinance will lead to the retention in the Colony

of Capital which would otherwise seek invertiment drewhere, and I am convinced that it is well calculated to develope the capabilities of the Port Commercial entrepôt, to stimulate legitimate Commercial enterprise, and to encourage

as

Am

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