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and to pay $260,000 per the privilege. An amount

'month's tital license fees

equal

for

to

come

was also to be

paid into the Shecary as guarantee Ereasing

money

"The

alone.

These men waited on His Excellency Ipovernor and the

above terms were

ultimately agreed on, and the licenses

wvere

ifared for twelve hauses in Victoria

and three in

• This

in the

was

Villages.

duly reported to the Secretary

0

of State in Despatch No 31d of the 11 September last, paragraph 344. and in Despatch No 381 of the 15th October. His Excellency notified the Secretary of State of the reduction by $2000 a month on e original amount, and also explained

the

the

Alasons

for that reduction together

with his views regarding a still

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further diminution for similar reasons

of the

source.

revenue arising from such

w

The redutions have been made as

stated in the Auditor

General's

litter.

(Signed) becil b. Smith

25th April, 1868.

す

a. b. S. + Registian General

Que Copy

copy Smith.

acting Colonial

beactory

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