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thly fees when the Machinery working order, till.
in
towards the close of 1868 -
might possibly approach
little more.
annum
at a
than
2
they
rate
$50,000 per) -
By commencing
however
on much higher figure the total
receipts for the
probably
year
not be
and might possibly
that amount:
...
diem
to
one
this
would
less than $100,000.
much exceed
policy
does not
obnoxious to the charge of
adopting the
for the
sake of Revenue. To impose $365,000 -
refuse
and hope at the close of 1868
to
carry
out the Police objects
of the scheme with receipts at the annual rate of only $50,000
might well free the Government from all imputations of unworthy motives, and though personally
any
source
revenue from such
a
is extremely repugnant to my feelings I would be quite content to
disregard insinuations of
motives contrary
to those by which I am actuated.
36.
that a
...
nevertheless clear Revenue of $50,000, even
supposing
the license fees could
safely be permitted to drop to
...
that
is
largely
in
excess of
that which Your