CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 38

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Connoil awhich it covered avere in accordance

avith

your

instructions duly laid before

the Legistation Conveil of the Colony, and

after full opportunity for conviduation of it had been given, the subject

acow discussed

as a Meeting of Corneil on the 2003 Ultime

3.

The Members

animars in

avere ANNOU

their ofrimien that the collection of such a rate or of any rate whatever on the shifting acikin this hauber avos ofren to the shingest obijection, and indsed

and induct might be

fatal.

the position of the Colony, swhich mainly

depends for its prosperity on the perfect

freedom of its port.

4

I enclose

and can

the Mail Steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and the Messageries Impériales, and act these call at Pont de Gable in Ceylon, therefore be dealt auch by the Governm of the Celary inunediately interested

In fact I have ascertained from

far!

5.

eut

the Superintendent of the former Company

that the Basses Light Lues are

collided

from thei

are ad

acturally

vessels at Galli,

Galle, whils

the Manager of the French Ampany ~

though unable to say for certain believes!

that the amount due

from

alve changed at that

port.

nience with the

6

correspondence

Harbor Master, from ashich it will be seen that the vessels chiefly affected.

ove

his vessels is

Leosting then to the Harbor Master's

Return for 184 of vessels clearing hener

and liable to these dures and omitting

the

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