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despatch which it demands, but that the question shall receive the best alleation of the Board at

early

day, when it's decision shall be

tremomitted li

Sir,

you

without delay.

I have to

(Dignes) Edwin Trekerord, Secretary Mun. Council.

21

Shaughan 26th May 1861

letter of the 2th

Referring to my Lestant, I have now the home to inform you, by direction of the Chairman of the Municipal llamart, that the proposition contained in the condurding paragraph of your despatch, Jith Mong th that the Post Office here should

suggesting

bee placed under the continal of the Municipal Council, has been fully

considered

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considered and,

favorably entertained,

as

the best.

meema

by the Council, of solving the difficuction by which.

this matter appears

I

to be durrounded.

am instinded, however,

by chos

Municipal lenuncil to intimates to that the subsidy of £2.50 a year propoved by you

will but partially

tend to defray the actival cost of Department chat deserves and that the Board desires to place

on

am

you

W

efficient and respectable footing.

How for the Toveiger Clowmeniting

here will be disposed to contribute to this end, is, at present, uncertain. The leanal, however, propose to take stops to ascertain the feeling of the Inhabitants on

this point. In thes

meantime,

I

am desired to ascertain

from you for the guidance of the

Clounal, the maximum

that

the

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