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their
Government representations. I was
somewhat doubtful
-
as to
this latter opinion; but -
there was in its
favour the fact, as possibly intended
to indicate submission to
ity that a
few had
authority been permitted to take out licences, with photographs
attached, and I am bound
to say
that all I have heard since leads me to think it probable that the merchants
were
were
right. eft all events I
deemed it best
in
the whole
to act on their view, rather than incur the risk of the
severe conflict that would have followed any
arrests
for failure to take out — lisences, and the probability of an indefinite prolongation of the strike which according to the estimate of one
"
best informed of those
en't had cost the present had community
at the rate
of the
of
not