CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 98

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by means of which the prices of all kinds of food, were kept up by the monopolists, who renked the market property under leases from the Lovernment while at the same time) a very inadequate revenue was derived

from this

source.

Wavery

For many months the whole subject has occupied the special attention of the Authorities. information has been sought from every quarter and the "Market Ordinance has long

en before the public in order

• prompt inquiry and elixit

been

to

suggestions. The proposed

some

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measure has been for months before the Legislateur), has been so amply discussed) co and at last unanimously approved

that I doubt not it will obtain)

Your Lordship's favorable

consideration.

در

I'm so essentially a local matter I deem it unnecessary to trouble Yours-Lordship with details explanatory of peculiar usages and habits which it has been nec

been necessary constantly

to bear in mind.

لسل

principal objets in framing

this coenactment were st the replacing the existing

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