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correspond to the strength of the fooling
by which they
are animated. The
public revenue is now unequal to the
constantly growing requirements of local institutions; and should our trade
suffer interruption from any cause a state of serious depression must recessarily
Ensue.
Recent exigenoirs have specially tended to produce the prevent condition of financial affairs Throughout the last six months there has been a continuous outlay for the relief of distress rccasioned by the total Failure of last spears fishery in several
This has amounted parts of the Island.
to a severe strain upon the only monating
resource available here, the bustoms
receipts.
A very large expenditure
has also been rendered necessary by the
neut