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Je Offences

over

which by

a a recent

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Ordinance the Supreme bount has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new bount has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable.

455

No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony.

I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the

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Je Offences over which by a a recent Ordinance the Supreme Court has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new Court has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme Court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable.

455

No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony.

I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the

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Je Offences over which by a recent Ordinance the Supreme Court has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new Court has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme Court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable.

No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony.

I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the

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Je Offences over which by a a recent maw Ordinance the Supreme bount has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new bount has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable. 455 No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony. I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the # However, to follow the exact instructions given and output in HTML with proper formatting based on the provided rules, the corrected version should be: Je Offences over which by a a recent Ordinance the Supreme Court has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new Court has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme Court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable. 455 No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony. I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the Let's correct and simplify the response to adhere strictly to the format requested: Je Offences over which by a recent Ordinance the Supreme Court has equal and similar jurisdiction. The new Court has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Piracy cases before the Supreme Court, I hope soon to call the former into existence because in certain contingencies it's aid might be valuable. No Ordinance however that passed last year gave rise to so much opposition and caused so much debate as that for imposing Stamp duties (N12). It had nevertheless become evident that the Annual income of the Colony was unequal to its expenditure especially as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the surplus capital of the Colony. I had foreseen and reported during the first week of my Arrival here that the legitimate expenses of the Colony - unaided by any new Revenue and increased by the double burden of the Maint, if unsuccessful, and the Annual Military Contribution, would probably end in reducing the Colony to Bankruptcy - an event which may be said to have taken place last year, when I was obliged to borrow 80,000 dollars from the Banks, at 8 per cent interest, for the purpose of meeting the
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Je Offences

over

which by

a a recent

maw

Ordinance the Supreme bount has equal and similar prisdiction. The new bount has not yet been constituted, though without having the least to find fault with the Administration of Justice in Siracy cases lefore the Supreme beaint, I hope

soon to call the

reason

former into

existence because in certain contingencies

it's aid might be valuable.

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as the Maint to which I shall presently advert had consumed almost all the sumplus capital

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