CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 289

.

286

I have the 15th

enabled from time to time to matte,

модда

the honor to report that on

February, as contemplated,

I

found it possible to reduce the payments

again by $2000

سات

H.57.

month,

or to $16000, at

محمد

por

which fiqure the amount stands alto

present.

This

was rendered expedient from

the exertions used.

preventing

by the Licensees in

Servants and

money

collectors hom playing in their houses, I have already detailed in a

land as

previous despatch it

was

very gratifyping

No 1485

of

to note the marked change

Returns which had

in the Police 21th cipuil

apparently

been

feffected by the action of the Licensees

in this important paint. On the present

Enclosure Not

Enclosure N° 2.

casion, however, my object is not to

enter into

discussion

an

the subject, but

Simply to keep Your Space informed of the amount of fees which have been received

each month since my last report in January.

My attention, too, has been specially called to the system adopted in this

very exceptional matter by the auditor

• General, a copy of whose letter Inau

For

explanation of the

in which the Licenses were

now enclose.

manner

granted the accompanying copy of a Memorandum by Mo" loscil Smith, the the gistian Gfeuercal, through whom the various overtures were made to the govemment is sufficiently explicit, and in order that, if possible,

159