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buildings thereon, and let by his speculation little short of £1000..!
By Ordinance No 24 of 1847 no person shall establish a market without having a Licence,
the amount of that licence is left to be
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the Buildings in repair and under certain circumstances, to repair and shield them with Stone or brick.
determined by the Government and
from their
for
the
decision there is no appeal. It is
evident
from this and from
very nearly
very
what is previously stated.
that Government can and do raise a revenue from the sale of provisions, and that instead of aiding to make living here cheap, they do the
Moreover it is to be observed that the Buildings in the Markets do not belong to the Government, and that as the Lease holder is only the proprietor during the time of his lease, he must during that period cover the cost of the Buildings. The amounts therefore laid out may form an additional tax to which
in this way
the gain
derived by the Lease holder and by the renters of the Stalls, may be added; a further Ordinance in 184 compels the proprietors to keep
Were Government to erect a Market-place
for the convenience
of the public, with the view
of making provisions cheap and abundant, they
with reason might claim
to cover all expense
and
a rental sufficient
eventually to defray
the cost of the buildings; the present system
of raising a revenue and interfering with that wholesome competition which reduces and regulates prices is in my opinion impolitic and
objectionable. Besides is it desirable to give the power of interfering
or stopping the supplies, into the hands of few individuals? Were the ground on which the Central Market is built now put up to
Auction - Competition would no
doubt drive it
up to an exorbitant rate, probably equal to what the present Leaseholder now pays to Government, equal to £2000 per acre,
but
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buildings thereon, and let by his epcoulation little short of £1000..!
By Ordinance No24 of 1847 no person setablish a market without having a Liecuse,
the amount of that liecuse is left to be
233
the Buildings in repair and undir eertain circumstances, to repair and schrild them of Stone or brick.
determined by the Government ani
from their
for
the
decision there is no appeal. It is
evident
from this and from
very neverie.
very
what is previously stated.
that Government can and do raise a revenue. from the sale of provisions, and that instead aiding to make living here cheap, they do the
Morcover it is to be observed that the Buildings in the Markets do not belong he Government, and that as the Lease holder is only the proprietor during the time of his lease, he must during that period eover, the east of the Buildings. The amounts therefore laid out way forms an additional tax to which
in th
this way
the gain
derived by the Lease holder and by the renters of the Stalls, may be added; ofurther Ordinance 184 compels the proprietors to keep
Were Government to erect a Market_place
conveniener-
of the public, with the rieu-
of making provisions cheap and abundant, they
with reason might with
to cover all expence
dain
and
λ
rintal sufficient
cventually to depay
cost of the buildings; the present systenc
the
however
of raining, a revenue and interfering with that wholesome competition which reduces and regulates prices is in my opinion impolitic and
shjectionable. Besides is it desirable to give the power of interfering
of interfering with, on it may be of
of
Joue
on which
stopping the supplies, into the hands few individuals? Were the ground- the contral Market is built now put up
Auction - Competition would no
to
doubt drive it
up to an exorbitants rate, probably equal to what the present. Leaseholder now pays to Governments, equal to £2000 per nere,
but
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