CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 467

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but for the company's enterprise, would have stood empty and probably have fallen into decay.

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It is also further to be observed that the amount of the fee, as now fixed, represents nearly 4% of the capital invested, and that the finances of the Colony, according to the Governor's latest utterances, are in a specially flourishing condition, and do not demand the imposition of so serious a tax. It may be here noted that the ground rent on the Distillery premises is $763.62 per annum and that the annual police, lighting, and water rates amount to $300.

Finally, it is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery can be carried on under such a heavy tax.

For the foregoing reasons, which might be easily multiplied, we respectfully submit that the Governor has no grounds of justice, policy, expediency, or public necessity to support his decision; and, if our case ended there, we think we should have made out a case sufficiently strong to demand your Lordship's interference. But, bound in the interests of the company we represent, we go a step further.

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but for the company's enterprise, would have stood empty and probably have fallen into decay. 454 It is also further to be observed that the amount of the fee, as now fixed, represents nearly 4% of the capital invested, and that the finances of the Colony, according to the Governor's latest utterances, are in a specially flourishing condition, and do not demand the imposition of so serious a tax. It may be here noted that the ground rent on the Distillery premises is $763.62 per annum and that the annual police, lighting, and water rates amount to $300. Finally, it is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery can be carried on under such a heavy tax. For the foregoing reasons, which might be easily multiplied, we respectfully submit that the Governor has no grounds of justice, policy, expediency, or public necessity to support his decision; and, if our case ended there, we think we should have made out a case sufficiently strong to demand your Lordship's interference. But, bound in the interests of the company we represent, we go a step further.

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but for the company's interprise, would have stood empty and probably have fallen into decay.

454

It is also further to be observed

that the amount of the fee,

as now

fixed,

represents nearly 4 %% of the capital in vested, and that the finances of the Colony.

to the Governor's according

which are.

latest utterances, in a

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on a con-

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respectfully

submit that the Governor has no

grounds of justice, policy, expediency, public necessity, to support his decision; and, if

our case Ended there, we think we should have made out

to demand

ons

sufficiently strong

your Lordship's interference. But fuel bound, in the interests of the kompany

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represent, to

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