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which has been lawfully imposed this Colony upon the distillation of rum by a Company of which they are Agents, I drew Your Lordship's attention to the fact that they did not state the quantity they were distilling nor the price at which they sell it in this Colony.

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In accordance however with the conditions of the licence, they are bound to furnish me with a quarterly return of the quantity of rum distilled; and I now enclose, for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a letter from Dickie, the manager of the Company reporting that they have distilled during the quarter ended 27th November, 1880,

Mr Manager Sugar Refinery Colonial Secretary

27th November

29,005 proof gallons of rectified spirits.

Your Lordship will therefore observe that at the very time Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. made a direct complaint to the Secretary of State of the alleged excessive burden laid upon their spirit manufacture in this Colony, they must have known that the quarterly licence fee ($500) against which they complained was less than one penny a gallon on the quantity of spirits they were then making. With a full opportunity of knowing that at the moment they were making their complaint, the tax was at the rate of less than one penny a gallon, Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. write to Your Lordship :-

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3 431 471 in are the which has been lawfully imposed this Colony upon the distillation of rum by a Company of which they are Agents, I drew Your Lordship's attention to the fact that they did not state the quantity they were distilling nor the price at which they sell it in this Colony. 2 In accordance however with the conditions of the licence, they are bound to furnish me with a quarterly return of the quantity of rum distilled; and I now enclose, for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a letter from Dickie, the manager of the Company reporting that they have distilled during the quarter ended 27th November, 1880, Mr Manager Sugar Refinery Colonial Secretary 27th November 29,005 proof gallons of rectified spirits. Your Lordship will therefore observe that at the very time Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. made a direct complaint to the Secretary of State of the alleged excessive burden laid upon their spirit manufacture in this Colony, they must have known that the quarterly licence fee ($500) against which they complained was less than one penny a gallon on the quantity of spirits they were then making. With a full opportunity of knowing that at the moment they were making their complaint, the tax was at the rate of less than one penny a gallon, Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. write to Your Lordship :-
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3 431 471 in are the which has been lawfully imposed this Colony upon the distillation of rum by a Company of which they eAgents, I drew Your Lordship's attention to the fact that they did not state the quantity they were distilling nor the price at which they sell it in this Colony. 2 In accordance however with the conditions of the licence, they bound to furnish are me with a quarterly return of the quantity of rum distilled; and I now exclose, for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a letter from Dickie, the manager of the Company reporting that they have distilled during the quarter ended 27th November, 1880, Mr Manager Sugar Refin toileting Colonial Seret 27th November 29.005 proof gallons of rectified spirits. Your Lordship will therefore 3. observe that at the very time Messrs Jardine Matheson &C. made a direct complaint to the Secretary of State of the alleged their spirit excessive burden laid upon manufacture in this Colony, they onust. have known that the quarterly licence fee ($500) against which they complained. was less than one penny a gallon on the quantity of spirits they were then making. With a full opportunity of Knowing that at the moment they were making their complaint, the tax was at the rate of less then one penny a gallon, Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. write to Your Lordship :- کر
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3

431

471

in

are the

which has been lawfully imposed this Colony upon the distillation of rum by a Company of which they eAgents, I drew Your Lordship's attention to the fact that they did not state the quantity they

were

distilling

nor the

price at which they sell it in this

Colony.

2

In accordance however with

the conditions of the licence, they

bound to furnish

are

me with a quarterly return of the quantity of rum distilled; and I now exclose, for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a letter from Dickie, the manager of the Company reporting that they have distilled during the quarter ended 27th November, 1880,

Mr

Manager Sugar Refin toileting Colonial Seret

27th November

29.005 proof gallons of rectified spirits.

Your Lordship will therefore

3.

observe that at the

very

time Messrs Jardine

Matheson &C. made a direct complaint

to the Secretary of State of the alleged

their spirit

excessive burden laid

upon

manufacture in this Colony, they onust. have known that the quarterly licence fee ($500) against which they complained. was less than one penny a gallon on the quantity of spirits they were then making. With a full opportunity of Knowing that at the moment they

were

making their complaint, the tax was at the rate of less then one

penny

a gallon, Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. write to Your Lordship :-

کر

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