KAKAS
granted upon the payment
of a license fee calculated at the rate
of Dollars One hundred ($100.) per annum, for the period over
159 which the experiments lasted. These
Lester 12 Aug. 1880
Letter 19 Aug. 1880
were completed in about two months and the purchase of the property having
been concluded by us, we on the 12th August 1880 wrote to the Acting Colonial Secretary
applying for a license to carry on our operations there.
C.S.O. X1033 19 Aug. 1880
On 19th August having received no reply to our application, we ventured
to request that it might receive the Governor's early attention. On the
same day, the Acting Colonial Secretary informed us that it was under consideration. On the next day, we pressed the matter again and, on the 24th of the month, we were, by direction of His Excellency, informed that a new license would be granted, subject to the payment of a fee of $2000. for the ensuing twelve months, as fixed by the Governor in Council.
The Governor's decision to increase the fee twenty times over, thus curtly expressed, took us completely by surprise; nor has that surprise been lessened by His Excellency's subsequent refusal to reconsider the matter on the ground that...
tion
KAKAS
granted upon the payment
of a license fee calculated at the rate
of Dollars One hundred ($100.) p;
annum, for the period
over
159 which the
experiments lasted. Thess
Lester 12 Aug. 1
Letter 19 Aug.1
were com
pleted in about two months and the purchase of the property having
concluded by us, we
been
on the 12th August
-1880 wrote to the Acting bolonial Secretary!
applying for carry
or our
1880
no reply
ti
C.S.O. X1033 19 Aug.1880
a
license to enable us to
operations there.
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On 19th August having received
our
application,
Ware
ventured
to request that it might receive the Governor's early attention. On the
leolonial Secretary day, the Acting
880 same day.
Setter 20 Aug.1880
informed
us that it was under
sideration. On the next day, we
con-
agains
"pressed the matter and, on the 24th of the c.s.o. Mos4 month, we were, by direction of His 24th Aug. 1880 Excellency, informed" that
CA new
"license would be granted, subject to
4
the payment of a fee of $2000. for the
Ensuing
twelve months, as
the Governor in bouncil."
fixed by
The Govanor's decision to
increase the fee twenty times over,
thus curbly expressed, took us
pletely by surpriss:
not
com
has that
surprise been lessened by His Excellency's subsequent refusal to
reconsider the matter,
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the ground
that
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