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Executive Council, obligations to a uniform standard of revenue in nothing more difficult than this one replete with details to be sorted out by the Council.

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To make an indiscriminate addition while other taxes are not, but pending, as they are expressed, British men, it is not probable that the latter, I may in some cases, may be an addition of being so far raised that a Silver Dollar, of which the Market value may be taken at 476 to 478, should be in future exacted where 4/2 is now, and the local legislature may be properly invited to consider how far this should be done, revising the several laying ordinances for the purpose: But it is hardly believable.

P.D. was in the Colony. Then questions higher up all decided by the open letter from Her Majesty's Government (real Govt. - Nothing to be done).

Can do no more than adjudge. The wording of the despatch of year 1859 applied to obligations of the taxation, Civil Service, and other matters, not to questions where already machinery to these taxes by Order in Council converting the whole into Dollars at 4/2 and requiring them to be paid in Dollars.

"and in nothing close." — The Duke of Newcastle feels the difficulty of suggesting detailed measures in this Country on a subject of this Description, but considering the failure of the recent reference to the Colony, and the very short local experience of the present Governor, he has not thought it advisable to make a renewed reference, and he is now prepared to recommend for their Lordship's Consideration.

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Executive Council, obligations to a uniform standard of revenue in nothing more difficult than this one replete with details to be sorted out by the Council. Page 375 To make an indiscriminate addition while other taxes are not, but pending, as they are expressed, British men, it is not probable that the latter, I may in some cases, may be an addition of being so far raised that a Silver Dollar, of which the Market value may be taken at 476 to 478, should be in future exacted where 4/2 is now, and the local legislature may be properly invited to consider how far this should be done, revising the several laying ordinances for the purpose: But it is hardly believable. P.D. was in the Colony. Then questions higher up all decided by the open letter from Her Majesty's Government (real Govt. - Nothing to be done). Can do no more than adjudge. The wording of the despatch of year 1859 applied to obligations of the taxation, Civil Service, and other matters, not to questions where already machinery to these taxes by Order in Council converting the whole into Dollars at 4/2 and requiring them to be paid in Dollars. "and in nothing close." The Duke of Newcastle feels the difficulty of suggesting detailed measures in this Country on a subject of this Description, but considering the failure of the recent reference to the Colony, and the very short local experience of the present Governor, he has not thought it advisable to make a renewed reference, and he is now prepared to recommend for their Lordship's Consideration.
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Exechy, soligations to a musstandard of rain in nothing more difficunts this one replete theet all into of by hottel Sar

se

375

Momake an indiscrimmat e addition

while other faxes are not

but pend, as they are expressed,

British meng

umprobable that

It is not

theve latter

I may in some cases

Jayes may

addunt of being so far raised

that a Silver Dollar of which

The Market value may be

from taken at 476. to 478 should

A

be in future exacted where

4°/2° is now, and the local

legislature

may

be properly

invited to consider how far-

this should be done, revising

the several laying ordmances

for the purpose: Butit is hardly

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Can to moor lady

than adjack

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H.K. the wid

means J

The seavoring of the Pramey letter of pear 1859 applied

to obligations of the

wate

latation t + Civil Scuanto Vother not to questions. whare alread machinetly

to these taxes bey

om Order in

Councel converting the whole into

Dollars at 4°/2° and requiring

them tobe paid

in Dollars

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"and in nothing close. —

The Buble of Newcastle)

feels the difficulty of saggeshing

detailed mextures in this, Country_

on a' subsed of this Description

but considering the failure of

the recent reference to the Colony,

and 1he very short local.

experience of the present Governor, he has not thought it advisable.

to make a renewed reference,

and he is now prepared to-

recommend for their Lordship's

Consideration

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