CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 302

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Grace is inclined to permit, because you distinctly say there are no receipts beyond what are necessary for defraying the expenses of issuing Licenses and the Casino Police arrangements.

As I expect the expenditure will diminish rather than increase, and the cost of preparing and issuing Licenses is not likely to reach $50. I am constrained to admit that Your Grace is totally opposed to the only measure submitted for your approval, that it must be marked B and abandoned.

The experience gained between this and the first of next January will be interesting and useful, but the period will be too short to ascertain the lowest range of the license fees consistently with the Police objects.

38.

I will now conclude by adverting to the position which the Colony will be placed by Your Grace adopting the revised Estimates herewith transmitted, in which, having reference to Your Grace's opinion as to the undue expenditure on

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294 Grace is inclined to permit, because you distinctly say there are no receipts beyond what are necessary for defraying the expenses of issuing Licenses and the Casino Police arrangements. As I expect the expenditure will diminish rather than increase, and the cost of preparing and issuing Licenses is not likely to reach $50. I am constrained to admit that Your Grace is totally opposed to the only measure submitted for your approval, that it must be marked B and abandoned. The experience gained between this and the first of next January will be interesting and useful, but the period will be too short to ascertain the lowest range of the license fees consistently with the Police objects. 38. I will now conclude by adverting to the position which the Colony will be placed by Your Grace adopting the revised Estimates herewith transmitted, in which, having reference to Your Grace's opinion as to the undue expenditure on
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Grace is inclined to permit,

because

no t

you distinctly say

are

receipts beyond what

defraying

the

that

to be allowed

necessary for ipue of Licenses

and the Casserry Police

arrangements.

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As I expect

the

The asscre

will deminish rather than

increase Police expenditure

and

and the cost of preparing issuing Licenses is not likely

to reach $50. I am constrained

to admit that Gour Grace is

Jo

totally opposed to the only measure submitted for your approval that it must be

marked B.

abandoned - The experience

will of

gained between this and the first of next January

be interesting and useful,

course

but the period will be too short to ascertain the lowest range of the license fees consistently with the Solice objects of the -

38.

I will now conclude

by

adverting to the position which the Colony will be placed by Your Grace adapting

Cocloure W. & the revised Eestimates herewith transmitted in which, having reference to Your Grace's opinion

as to the undue expenditure

on

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