CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 287

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such disturbance or damage).

Fund. That the price to be charged and paid

for Gas is to be in all cases a matter

of private agreement between the-

Producer and the Consumer.

Fourth. That the Government shall concede

to

me the liberty to use the streets and.

Public Places of the bity of Victoria for-

the purpose of laying down in them

Pipes for

the service of Gas

and that

until 12. Jammary 1864 no other

-person shall be permitted to

Streets

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the

public places for Remilan

purposes. And in the event of my failure to comply with the Firet

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free from any obligations hereby incurred,

The Outlay necessary for Gas works

and Pipes adequate to the present wants of the leity of Victoria is not likely to be under €50,000. An incompleto Plant will be next to a total loss of whatever may

be invested in it

and I therefore aak for the concrasion above....

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stated.

(Copy)

Submitted

I am ter

(Signed) William Glen.

id for the consideration of this Recellenen

The Governor.

made by Mr Glen appear

The proposals

of the proposals made in this letter, then,

fair

and reasonable, and

he

the If

overnment shall at its option

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if carried out will be so

advantageons to the Colony that I unhesitatingly

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