CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 27

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hope that then early cares and first- Expenses will in due time be repaid by the improved health and

growing numbers of respectable and prosperous settlers, and an increased fund be thereby supplied for the acquisition of

Revenue.

On account of such reasons, the Ordinance which is now before the Council for appointing lesessors of Lands and Houses for the purpose of lerying a Police pate, has been deferred long, chiefly with a view to trailing until a large portion of the property

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intended to be valived should be completed and peally exist in a tangible, shape. Icannot hope, however; that the very heavy expenses of the Police at present necessary (though be expected hereafter to ..

this

may

diminish

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diminish) can be nearly mob by any scheme that can k proposed for providing a rate.

As already observed the Public

be considered as nearly

Roads may

provided, with the reception of five miles on the south, necessary to complete the circuit of the Island. The principal

are

the Church, J

pemaining sources of initiatory and

Extraordinary expenditure. the Government offices and Court Justice, and the Governor's presidences, which last I am quite content to postpone until all others are. completed - The whole of these works will be,

e propised to Your Lordship in Plans and Estimates, to be sanctioned before they are entered upon.

With reference to the Lists of the Legislative and Executive Councils .. forwarded in the Blue Book, I may

observe