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self defence & comil itself of that décision; as shop prices being universally fixed and all purchases made in follows, the only use of British money

money would be the Payment of Govemment ques 1. The detriment of Government. and on this monly Government would again sustain a 1871, when paying it to Contractors

StoreRefiers, or any but its

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mimediate Lervants.

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own I Thewed in fact that untill the late decision of the Supreme Court - no necessity had arisen for enforcing, the claim for sollen. under the lease. The validity of this argument was admittedl both which Justice

In reply to the second Jer objection that off must prove the payment oublie Jalaries

in

Bollaw, I referred to the terms of the Leace, and maintained that is was only necessary.

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necessary to shew that a rate was fixed for such payment; that the public Officers couldt be but to glad to have their Falanis so paint, as was clearly Contemplated by the leave, but luckily for my ase it was not nealfohry to prove so much, - it was only requisite to shew that there

that

was a rate

fixed, and this was done by the Orclamation.,

10 this likewise the Chief, Justice ascented unhesitatingly, The two points on whiol the Case hinged

were of fo the

Js lease a special Contract, and as such coming runter the exception made byth boust on the 6th. Felmary,

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2. Is there in the Lease an express or special stipulation for Dollars?

The answer to both these

points

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