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thly fees when the Machinery. working order, till.

in

towards the close of 1868 -

might possibly approach

little more.

annum

at a

than

2

they

rate

$50,000 per) -

By commencing

however

onuch higher figure the total

receipts for the

probably

year

not be

and might possibly

that amount:

کچھ کی

diem

to

one

this

would

less than $100,000.

much exceed

policy

does not

obnoxious to the charge of

adopting the

for the

sake of Revenue . To napuse $365,000 -

refuse

and hope at the dose of 1868

lo

carry

out the Police objects

of the scheme with receipts at the annual rate of only $50,000

might well free the Government from all imputations of unworthy anotives, and though personally

any

source

revenue from such

a

is extremely repugnant to my feelings I would be quité content to

disregard insinuations of

of motives contrary

ad all

to those by which Sum actuated .

36.

that a

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neverthe

theless Lear Revenue of $50,000, even

supposing

the license fees could

safely be permitted to drop to

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that

is

Largely

in

excess of

that which Your