CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 27

disagreable, duty of the folonial. Sovunment

in raising supplies to meet the expenditure.

In the enactment

of Ordinances,

have naturally relied on the profeccional knowledge of the two

Legal

have been appointed by Her Majesty's

bovernment to the important Offices

Gentlemen who

which

for this

exprees

of the

they

hold

in

this folony,

and for

purpose have made them Members

Legislative founcil-pending your Lordship's pleasure - My great desire to ensure, as

support

much as possible, the confirmation and of Her Majesty's Government to our local

Inactments has

even

me to

• forward

home the Graft of an ordinance for taxing Wines and Spirits (in Despatch N=108) for previous consideration, as well no which I now proceed to notice.

another

The enclosed draft of an Ordinance

for the future

care

charge

and construction

f

I

of the

of

- the Streets, drains, drainage.

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and sewers

f the Town of Victoria, and the vicinity there of has for its object to place the

management of these matters in the hands of a

a certain number of the. Inhabitants under. the title of fommissioners, who shall also be

empowered to raise the requisite funds.

neccccity of relieving

Majesty's Government from

Her

the

expence of

maintaining these works after their first

construction

and as

suggested.

the inhabitants

this

enactment

by

the Ordinanet-

are to have the entire management and

so it appeared proper

charge,

that

they

expences.

should tax themselves for the

In the constitution of the Board

local Commissioners attention has been

of local

paid as much as possible to the organization

of similar bodies at home; and by rendering their proceedings subject to approval by

the