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in a place such as this that the C. preservation of the Public Buildings, the drainage and the water supply, Sanitary improvement of the town, or the erection of a suitable Hospital and repairs of damages caused by tempests are objects unduly sought to be placed beyond the reach of this Scommunity. It is, however, not for me but for Your Grace to decide whether the payment of the Military Contribution is to be held paramount.

1241. I confess I look on this Colony as a wholly exceptional experiment, any other Colony that I have visited, and my own encourage policy would be to as much local expenditure as posible, on Public Works and sanitary measures in the hope of rendering it as healthy, as it certainly is most important, depôt for purposes of Commerce, and the convenient resort of Her Majesty's tracks and vessels. A small matter may greatly derange the Colony's finances and its resources have, I think, been evidently over-estimated.

I must crave Your Grace's indulgence for the many errors and the confusion, Revenue, Criminal Administration, taxation, &c. are all matters requiring treatment very different from the same questions in England, no doubt pervades this despatch, as it is composed by me having...

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271in a place such as this that the C. preservation of the Public Buildings, the drainage and the water supply, Sanitary improvement of the town, or the erection of a suitable Hospital and repairs of damages caused by tempests are objects unduly sought to be placed beyond the reach of this Scommunity. It is, however, not for me but for Your Grace to decide whether the payment of the Military Contribution is to be held paramount.1241. I confess I look on this Colony as a wholly exceptional experiment, any other Colony that I have visited, and my own encourage policy would be to as much local expenditure as posible, on Public Works and sanitary measures in the hope of rendering it as healthy, as it certainly is most important, depôt for purposes of Commerce, and the convenient resort of Her Majesty's tracks and vessels. A small matter may greatly derange the Colony's finances and its resources have, I think, been evidently over-estimated.I must crave Your Grace's indulgence for the many errors and the confusion, Revenue, Criminal Administration, taxation, &c. are all matters requiring treatment very different from the same questions in England, no doubt pervades this despatch, as it is composed by me having...

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a place such as this that the C." preservation of the Sublic Buildings,

the

drainage and

the water supply. Sanatory improvement of the town, or

the erection of a suitable Hospital and repairs of damages caused

are

- objects unduly sought

by tempests

to be placed beyond the reach

Scommunity

which ought

this

is, however, not for

but for Maur Grace to decide whether

Your

payment of the Military Contribution is

to be held paramount.

1241.

I confefo

lab a

I look on this balony

wholly exceptional experiment,

any other bolony that I have visited,

and

encourage

own

policy would be to as much local expenditure

posible, on Public Work's and banatory

measures

in the hope of rendering

The

place as healthy, as it certainly most important, depôt for purposes of

veselo.

Commerce, and the comenient resort of Har Moajesty's tracks and small matter may greatly derange the

leolony's finances

and ito

resources

have I think been evidently

estimated.

I must

must crave

over

Your Grace's indulgence

It's

42.

for the

many

errors

and the

confusion,

Revenue, friminal Administration, taxation,

ye ye are all matters

requiring treatment

very different from the same questions in

which no doubt pervades this despatch,

is without

composed

my having

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