CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 250

Lourees

The betimated total from all-

or is stated in-

hitherto provided for, is the_inclosed schedule_ at £23,057, but- there are other items in contemplation which have not yet been matured

An Ordinance for taxing Wine, Beer. and Spirits for consumption within the

felony forwarded for

is now in

- progress,

and will be-

:ded for the consideration and

"approval of Her Majesty's Government when

passed - It will

require

this measure to avoid- its

care in

1 framing

infringing

On..

the pledge given by my Prediccior, that Hoghing should be

details and

carrying.

a free

Pat. Its

mit will also

require

something like a Custom house retablishment,

which I have hitherto been

for Civil Establish. = Estimated Expenditure

an

215

extremely cheap and common article.

uced by the

/

very lowest orders, it has been

Licences for only

proposed to give

for only 20 Dollars

each, to those who deal in it.

proposed to farm the

consumption which

amount is to be anticipated.

It is

of the

the Paun and. Betel Leaf from

large

however, no

Im. regard-

Commissioners.

to the nomination

streets and Sewers it has

f

for.

been deemed

right

to wait until the

first

operations have been completed by Government- after which the future charge

and expence-

will be consigned to and depayed by the Inhabitants themselves. of Vietoria...

"The four

items of Revenue last

-named, as they cannot be expected to yield_

1

the

expense of

a return. during

the

current year,

have been

able to avoid by

the

compendious

an

modes

inserted without

easy

any

amount opporite

ite to

of

taxation and collection_ hitherto adopted.

Tobaces being a product of the climate,

them in the retimate - With regard to

future taxation in

-general_, I should be

inclined

an.