CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 230

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road shall make those

spots

mine

accessible I cannot doubt,_ and

morcover that

many parts of

of

the

Southern districts of the Island will

from their greater salubrity become

may safely be anticipated.

attractive

Mune extended agricultural and horticultural labor will

of

Course

enormous

I tend to lower the present prices raid for the articles of daily

consumption and

necessity.

The

of primary

Rents-He System under which

the Markets are let is in all

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respects

objectionable that it was

long

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225

ago exclusive

decided to change it.

The

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the

privileges created

exicting state of things are extremely mucrons to the people, - bringing all the costs and annoyances

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monopoly pressing upon the primary articles of subsistence, while this which the revenue receives portion which the

of the large tagation levied on this consumer is comparatively inconsiderable. I refer to the report of the Colonial Treasurer by which

it appears

for

that

me

the Minkets

which the Government reecives

only £337.10.0 per annum is — immediately sublet to aurite perion for £ 1625 a year (independently