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and

-- particular in obtaining from Justice and Attorney General, both

obtaining from the thief

of

them.

members of the Legislative founcil, their

deliberate

opinions

as to the

legality

and

juctifiableness of the Ordinance for raising.

Police Rate..

the utmost

With the same view, practicable moderation has been observed in the assessment of Property and Rate-

together; at the

imposed-, taken

same time

: that parties deeming a power of appeal. The total valuation, by the Assessors, of Property in actual use and

themselves overtaged have

occupation amounted to Dollars 325,840- Annual Rental. In consideration of the exorbitant and unnatural rate at which.

Hovers at present let

as

f

consequence of

the

it

the great demand for them,

teas

resolved

that a deduction of 40 per cent-chould be

redusing the abovementioned_

made,

gross

grose

Sum on

amount to Dollars 195,520 the nett

which a Rate of

be levied on account of

5 Per cent should-

the Police Force-

The total sum estimated to be derivable

from the folony

under the above circumstances

will not exceed £ 2,036-

Notwithetanding all the moderation

that could be observed on this occasion, the

opposition of the Mercantile. Community

anticipated

been exactly

what was

has

It is

declared that this Assessment is

illegal and

exorbitant, that the frown has not the power of taxing the folong, and therefore cannot delegate that

power, and that an

appeal must be made to the home Government: Should there be no insuperable.

objections to the Ordinance in

question.

reed scarcely observe that its confirmation

will tend greatly.

·

to the exercise

to diminish future opposition of the necessary, though

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