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ability
to achieve so
many
successes, Mr. Price has
blie career
shown in his public
a d
delicate
integrity
scrupulousness of
such as does him
the highest honour. Stad
he, using
the knowledge at his disposal, thought fit to buy land, even at publie austion, I have not the least doubt, (leaving altogether out of consideration other opportunities for illegitimate profit) that he might
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might very easily have made
a
large fortune, without. running any serious risk of official
censure.
t he has, in so
in
fact.
Where de
far
as I can ascertain, abstained from all land purchase and
carefully avoided all other acte which could in an
any
into
conflict
the
-way bring public, and his private
interests, with the result that
he retires from the service
a
a poor
Jnan
10.