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of a
a number of the leading merchants, at which meeting Mr Russell, the Acting Chief Justice, and the Colonial Secretary- were also present.
19.
I found that the unanimous opinion of those present consurred
with mine that the
licence in the case
of the
ordinary boatman was
altogether
a mistake, as
lessening the responsibility
of
of the headman, and as having no advantage
commensurate with the
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hardship imposed by it. It was also the opinion of those present that the bostmen had in their own view made submission to the Government by bringing the boats back and renewing work, and that the delay in taking out licences was
a
simply due to Feeling of unsertainty as to the final decision of the -
Government