CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 68

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at- present a great portion of my time is recupied in performing the duties of a clock. to the prejudice of the Registration. 5 the That a supply of Boats' numbers -painted on I`m be always. hand to issue- at the same time as the corresponding Boat Ficket, at an extra charge of say the Stupce ; Rupee: can be procured in the gross for probably half this amount- or less, thus adding to the Revenue.

they

fttly

filled That in addition to the sources of

Revenne referred

Registration of Street Hawkins be instituted, and a supply of Badges of Tim, painted and numbered, be issued at a charge of Lay

One Dollar, to be changed annually; this would materially check the present-system : bad characters professing to be Hawkers, as

Cloak to their proceedings,

to in clauses Nr: 3 and 5

and save the

Police much trouble as those who were-

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Badge conspicuously on their Basket of

dress and others could be treated as I have

vagrants;

registered upwards of a Thousand- professing Hawkers this year

7thly

They That the Registration- Ordinance be remodeled; rejecting such of the --

existing clauses as cannot be enforced, and including

others which experience point

out to be

necessary.

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True Intract,

Manie Colonial Secretary

secured at this

Office

would wear

the