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two first quarters of 1885 the position of affairs

was indeed to use the expression of

the Colonial Freasurer momentous" and

is well illustrated by the following extract-

from

a letter before adverted to and addressed

by the Acting Judge of the bomb to the

Colonial Treasurer

"By a

on

the 30th

May 1865.

30th of May

Return I have been given today

it appears that out of 72 Warrants given

them to serve, they were able to exceente £2

only,

in 21 cases there were no

goods

-

distrain in 20 the parties could not be

the houses had been

found,

while in

pulled down"

q

"Mr. Avetoom the Bailiff also reports

that in a

great many

cases the parties

whom he has been directed to serve un

with

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