CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 298

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31. In the event of the Mint being still maintained at the expense of the Colony and remaining unproductive, the Stamp Ordinance will not raise the Revenue sufficiently to defray the ordinary expenditure and pay the Military Contribution, whilst in the present state of the Colony I cannot advise increased taxation beyond the stamp duty. And your Lordship not forbidding the receipt of any Revenue from the Licenses for gaming houses it might have been possible to have made both ends meet.

32. Those houses will open in a few days, in accordance with arrangements completed so far as to render it unfair to the Licensees to forbid it.

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It was only on Saturday the 7th instant that the long expected residue of the matériel for starting the new Stamp Ordinance was received and it will be fully a month before any Revenue can be expected from this source, whilst the arrangements connected with it have been rendered much more complicated and difficult by the loss of W. Rennie's valuable co-operation. 31. In the event of the Mint being still maintained at the expense of the Colony and remaining unproductive, the Stamp Ordinance will not raise the Revenue sufficiently to defray the ordinary expenditure and pay the Military Contribution, whilst in the present state of the Colony I cannot advise increased taxation beyond the stamp duty. And your Lordship not forbidding the receipt of any Revenue from the Licenses for gaming houses it might have been possible to have made both ends meet. 32. Those houses will open in a few days, in accordance with arrangements completed so far as to render it unfair to the Licensees to forbid it.

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It was only on Saturday the 7th dustant that the long expected residue of the matériel for starting the new Stamp Ordinance was received and it will be fully a month before any Revenne can be expected from thali source, whilst the arrangements Connected with it have been rendered much more complicated and difficult by the logs of W= Rennies valuable co-operation. 31. In the event of the hint. being still maintained at the exfense of the Colony and remaining unproductive, the Stamp Ordinance with not # 800 raise the Lievenne sufficiently to defray the ordinary expenditure and bey the Militery Contribution, whilst in the present state of the Colony I cannot advice increased laxation beyond the tamp duty. And your Ечись not forbidden the receipt of any Sevenne from the Licenses for garning houses it might have been possible to have made both end meet. 32. Those houses will open in a few days, in accordance with arrangements completich so far as to render it unfair to the Licensees to forbidit.

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It was only on Saturday the 7th dustant that the long expected residue of the matériel for starting the new Stamp Ordinance

was received and it will be fully

a month before any

Revenne

can be expected from

thali

source, whilst the arrangements Connected with it have been

rendered much more complicated and difficult by the logs of W= Rennies valuable co-operation. 31. In the event of the hint. being still maintained at the exfense of the Colony and remaining unproductive, the Stamp Ordinance with not

800

raise the Lievenne sufficiently

to defray the ordinary expenditure and bey the Militery Contribution, whilst in the present state of the Colony I cannot advice increased laxation beyond the

tamp duty. And your

Ечись not forbidden the receipt of any Sevenne from the Licenses for

garning houses it might have been possible to have made both

end meet.

32.

Those houses will open

in a few days, in accordance with arrangements completich so far as to render it unfair to the Licensees to forbidit.

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