CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 11

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"Ordinances introduced._ "Puise Iudge necessary "Ball retires."_

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In view of impending changes in the personnel of the

Supreme Court, I thought it right to apprize Your Lordship at the earliest possible dată of the appointement which would have to be filled up..

I have the hover to be,

My Lord.

Your Lordship's most obchient

humble Servant;

Vstennelly

Movernon.

DESPATCH,

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cong trong 84140No 8914

Governor. No.

Kennedy 140

Date.

O.

RECEIVE

29 AUC

1873

(Subject)

Tres leviable

apo

Chinese Passenger

1873 July 2

Last previous Paper.

traffic with Singapore & Manilla. Solicits approval of reduction

Aeferred 62. 30sing.

and 20 135 Sent

Further Gov- Ney- 8/1/7

22

264

belet

(3000 7 1 79-H & S 1198)|

(Minutes.)"

The stamp duties in question certainly seen heavz. On the Manillar tine, they amount, as the Goverca states, to more than $1'4 a head for 100 passenger _ & for the on the Singapore route they squeal Steamer. They

Vawe

mauber

10 per cent on

the Sarmings of a

are Cerrable under Ordinance No 13 & 1872 which abolishes all Fees payable to the

Say " Officer of Any Kay, & sublitates a stauch dute, of £25. on the application & $25 on the granting of the Certificate required by Chinese Passenger Ships under the provisions the Rdinance No 8 of 1871. The Savesier

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has (mubject to Lad Kimberly's asseoval)

reduced there duties to #1. on Each procop,

making