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opinem taxes Petitioners are willing to pay $4,500,000 for 5 years at $900,000 a year, each "dollar to weigh of mace, by
" which the funds arising from " the hoifong tave
Jendoubte
ubtedly.
would be
increased.
"Petitioners, who propose to
are
" undertake this monopoly, also willing to pay $100,000
money
" in advance as earnest
" which amount is to be
" deducted from the fees due "To Government in the 11th
" and 12th mo o ne
Year. Should
of the first
any
disaster arise
at any period during the
5 years, Petitioners, out of
regard
"regard for the difficulties of
"the time will endeavour to
"struggle
the
on till the end of
year. But-chould this " be beyond their power and " they cannot hold out " against their losses, they " will nevertheless give
notice
three
" months of their (intended) " withdrawal from the
"monopoly so that,
"one else
may
some
be invited to
undertake tout of consideration " for Petitioners' distress. If
Your Excellencies
"Enough to
are
good
grant Petitioners?
" request, they
would
"on the same
beg
that
day
that the
permit,