CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4] — Page 267

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the 2th Instant, and became law

10. Whittall who is the

Pepresentative here

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Jarvine Matheson HC has since sent to the clerk of the Councils a Protect against the Enactment of this Ordinances which, when laid we in "before the Council at it's next Inreting and accepted, will be bancwuitted by my successor for your consideration.

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ŷ may

however mention

my Opinion

tres not contain

that this protest

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any

argument against the measure.

It is possible that the tendency

4 such legislation may

be to

interfere to some slight extent with the monopoly heretofore enjoyed by one or two large Stonces, by assisting

small capitals,

the combination

but I do not know that this result

on public

care be deprecated on

I agree with the Charde

grounds.

Commerce that the Ordinance will lead to the retention in the Colony

of Capital which would otherwise seek invertiment drewhere, and I am convinced that it is well calculated to develope the capabilities of the Port Commercial entrepôt, to stimulate legitimate Commercial enterprise, and to encourage

as

Am

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