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to In recliency. He Acting Governor whether it is desirable.
b
and
encourage this inevitable result - place the more scrupulous traders at such a disadvantage compared with those who are prepared to risk all the consequences of acting in plain disregard of the Proclamation.
The vagueness of the terms of that document is in itself a hardship; for it is impossible to say what articles may be interpreted as coming under the designation of "Munitions of War". Lead is an article which may undoubtedly be applied to war, and yet the Tea Trade cannot be carried on without it, and many peaceful manufactures would be crippled were its exportation disallowed. So too with Saltpetre, which is used as much for the manufacture of Fire Crackers as for Gunpowder; and it has come to the knowledge of the Chamber that many people engaged in this manufacture are being thrown out of employment by the supply of the raw material having been stopped. Coals, Ship's stores, and even Provisions are being applied to warlike purposes, and might at any moment be retained under the operation of so
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to In recliency. He Acting
Governor whether it is desirable.
b
and
encourage this inevitable recult- place the onore sorupulous
trader's at such in
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obvious disadvantage
compared with those who
repared
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are
rist all the consequences
of acting in plain disregard of the Proclamation.
The
vagueness of the termes of
that document is in
italf
a
hardship; for it is impossible to
say
what articles
may
be interpreted
as coming under the resignation. of "Munitions of War : Lead
in
be
so
article which
is
may undoubtedly applied, and yet the Tea
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Trade cannot be carried on without
it, and many peaceful manufacture would be crippled were it's exportation
Disallowed. Bo
in
like
minnet mith
Saltpetre which is used, as much
for the manufacime of Fire Crackers
for Iunpowder; and it
has come to the knowledge of Chamber that
in
onany p
this manufacture
be
creous engaged
me
being thronom
out of employment by the supply
of the
rew
material having been:
stopped. Coals, Ship's stores, and all capable of
even
Provisions
are
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being applied to warlike purpores, : and might at any moment be retained under the operation of so
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