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mensioned members of the Firm who were bound now to the Government for the performance of the Lease covenants, eagerness to carry on the business of the market together, of on the business of the market and each add it is passed "Equally partake of the sweet and the bitter" A. Clerk of the market who was one of the attesting witnesses to both these "partnership deeds, positively alleges and others who make the same statement, saying no interest in saying so if untrue, that Lo. Nem teen Major Jones Comprobator did not bring a farthing with the partnership to his former, but that he forced himself upon Wei Aequi, who from that time and until the time when the state of his health rendered it impossible for him to remain longer in the Colony, was crushed by the tyrannical practised upon him in the name of the Honorable Major Jones; was a mere tool in the hands of the said Lo-keen-leen, who with the others kept all the Books and Accounts. And was thus successfully able to envelope all subsequent extortions in a mystery, which Mr Aequi's Conduct after his Brother's death tended rather to increase.

But the amount of the robbery practised on Mei Aequi, by the parties thus connected with him for it is susceptible of proof, and is apparent to all who take the trouble of investigating. From the high rates of rent ruling in the first and second years of the attacket's Establishment; the whole cost of erection was capable of being made up in about eleven months out of the suckles profits of the Market, after paying the Government Rents, wages of Servants and reasonable Ordinary Contingencies, and although the great rates of interest which Mr Aequi had to pay for the Money borrowed, and still due at the time of his death, account for the absorption of these portion of profits there is not sufficient set forth to Show why his Widow and Family should be discovered in a state of such destitution as

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mensioned members of the Firm who were bound now to the Government for the performance of the Lease covenants, eagerness to carry on the business of the market together, of on the business of the market and each add it is passed "Equally partake of the sweet and the bitter" A. Clerk of the market who was one of the attesting witnesses to both these "partnership deeds, positively alleges and others who make the same statement, saying no interest in saying so if untrue, that Lo. Nem teen Major Jones Comprobator did not bring a farthing with the partnership to his former, but that he forced himself upon Wei Aequi, who from that time and until the time when the state of his health rendered it impossible for him to remain longer in the Colony, was crushed by the tyrannical practised upon him in the name of the Honorable Major Jones; was a mere tool in the hands of the said Lo-keen-leen, who with the others kept all the Books and Accounts. And was thus successfully able to envelope all subsequent extortions in a mystery, which Mr Aequi's Conduct after his Brother's death tended rather to increase. But the amount of the robbery practised on Mei Aequi, by the parties thus connected with him for it is susceptible of proof, and is apparent to all who take the trouble of investigating. From the high rates of rent ruling in the first and second years of the attacket's Establishment; the whole cost of erection was capable of being made up in about eleven months out of the suckles profits of the Market, after paying the Government Rents, wages of Servants and reasonable Ordinary Contingencies, and although the great rates of interest which Mr Aequi had to pay for the Money borrowed, and still due at the time of his death, account for the absorption of these portion of profits there is not sufficient set forth to Show why his Widow and Family should be discovered in a state of such destitution as 118
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mensioned members of the Firin who- were bouts mow to the Sovernment for.. performance of the Lease covenants, dyness to

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passed "Equally partake of the sneet

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the bitter"

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the attesting witnesses to both these "intership deeds, positively alleges

fond in ith others who make the same

Statement, saving no interest in saying so if untrue'} that Lo. Nem teen Major fuines (omprabor did not bring, farthing with the partnership this former, but that he force hims of himself upon Wei Aequi, who from that time and until the nerve when the state

ine

of

his health rendered it impossible for him to remain longer in the Colony- :( crushed by the tyrading practised upon

him in the name of

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Book's and Accounts,

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subsequent extortions in a mystery, which Me Apoor's Conduct aptur his Brother's death tended rather to increase:

But the

amount

the jour of

C

robbery practised on Mei toque, by the parties thus commented with lime for it is susceptible

was enormoud;

of proof, and is apparent to all who that take the trouble of investigating. from the high rates of rent ruling in the first and second years of the attacket's Establishment; the whole cost of erection was capable of

Beetoria

ہے

during

bring made up in about eleven donthe out the suckles profits of the Mucket, after

the Government Pruts, mages of

haying

Servants and reasonable Ordinary Contingencies, and although the great rates of interest - which Mi Acqui had to pay for the Money borrowed, and still due at the time of his death, account for the absorption of

these. poricon of profits there is not sufficient-

set forth to Show why his Wibow-

Family should be dis covered

state of such destitution us

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