CO129-015 - Others - 1845 — Page 38

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the Eastern and the Western districts. Aha contic will comprise the intere Government "portions, extending from the Harbour

Master's hill on the West to the extrême limits of the toilitary Castenment on the East; The Woestern and Eastern Districts rach side will contaïw the whole of the . Caranoicial Commuvity and settlers on the City of Koloria

Te these two districts Especially it is proposed that Commisamers shall be appointed under the seal of the Colony, with authority to carry out plans for the lighting, the police, the noods ared the Sewerage of the buns, and with frower to assess the inhabitants for the accesssary. ent tay : Government will thus be relieved pom an invidious, as well as difficult. and troublesome duty, and the work· with probably be done more effectically.

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and with greater satisfaction to the

inhabitants.

Shave studiously labirin to avoid

the chance of offering any

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commercial

check to the

its

6 prosperity of this new Clary by levying taxes on its trade. To the circumstance of being a pee Pert under- British protection, Victoria must ove future growth and magnitide, if destined to supersede. Canton, which hope may

some day be the

case.

The

single exception to the rule of perfect.

peedan

is the

very trifting harbour one of sixpence per tow on all European "Morchant ressels, which is only a sixth part of the tonnage duty levied in the Chinese Parts - Arshad of a rate per tone,

it is proposed that the Chinese tesselt shall pay a registry

tax.

With a view to obtaining

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