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further observe to Lord Stanley theit My Lords cannot but apprehend thist

any attempt to subject the Mumbers of the Commercial Stablishments in the Inland to such a Tax, and to the Inontigutions necessary to the due Assessment of it, would prove o greater impediments to the formation of Treeling Eterblishments, and to the

invertment of

introduction.

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Corfitect, and much more detrimented to the commercial progress of the Colony, than the Nerbour Que which the

Local Authorities have herilected to

enforce.

You will therefore further suggest to Lord Stanley that in

addition to the contemplected Rutes- for epiciul objects, it will be expedient that the Governors attention should be turned to the praticability of obtaining further Revenue from the

Consumption

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Consumption of Opium, Wines, Spirits or other Carticles of similar description whither levied in the sheepe of Deceber s Launces

02.

otherwise; and

add that My Lende

and You will

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not by

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prepcereal, without much more distinct information as to cany probable increase of

four other Sources then has been ceffended by the Documents that have hitherto come under their observation, to recommend that the Sunction

suggested by Governor Davis for the Imposition of Income Tax should

be given by Her Majesty's Government

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