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Whizz have settled in Kingkong and remain there, prefering it to residence at any of the Five Ports which are open to them, but where they could not enjoy the same advantages of Government. It appears, therefore, they are not in a position to call on Her Majesty's Government for anything more than this reasonable reduction of those expenses as may be consistent with the Outhe Service: and in this respect considerable concessions have been already made to them, in respect of the tenure of Land, and the amount of rent charged on Leaves.

4. With regard to the Prayer of the Petitions, I am not aware of any general reason for objecting to the principle of a measure which should devolve some amount of Municipal management and taxation on the inhabitants of the Colony: but until some distinct proposal is submitted to me, it is impossible for me to come to any definite conclusion on the subject.

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207 4. Whizz have settled in Kingkong and remain there, prefering it to residence at any of the Five Ports which are open to them, but where they could not enjoy the same advantages of Government. It appears, therefore, they are not in a position to call on Her Majesty's Government for anything more than this reasonable reduction of those expenses as may be consistent with the Outhe Service: and in this respect considerable concessions have been already made to them, in respect of the tenure of Land, and the amount of rent charged on Leaves. 4. With regard to the Prayer of the Petitions, I am not aware of any general reason for objecting to the principle of a measure which should devolve some amount of Municipal management and taxation on the inhabitants of the Colony: but until some distinct proposal is submitted to me, it is impossible for me to come to any definite conclusion on the subject.
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207

4.

Whizz

have settled in Kingkong

remain there, prefering it to residence

at any of the Five Ports which

Are

open to them, but where

Could not

not enjoy

they

Un same advantages

of Government. I tamil, therefore,

Thy

are not in a positions to call

on der Majerly's fovernment for

aughting

more than this reasonable

reduction of those expence as

maz

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officing.

be consistent with tie Oudhe

Service: and in this respect

En =

:siderable concessions have been

already made to them, in respect

of the tenure of Land, and the amount

of rent charged an Leaves.

4. With hoped to pure &

of the Petitions, I am not awan of

any gmneral reason for objecting be

The principle of a

a measun which

should devolve some amount of Municipal management and togasties

on

On the inhabitants of the Colong : bate

until some distinct proposal is out:

mitted to me, it is inpossible für

be

clusio

Enne

on

& any definite the subject.

con:

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