CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 488

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"It is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery can be carried on under the burden of a heavy tax"

In addition to the just policy of deriving a fair proportionate revenue from a spirit distillery, there is another consideration which I trust next year will enable Your Lordship to support me in raising this fee considerably should the quantity produced continue to be so large.

Major General Sir Francis Colborne, Major General Bassano, and Colonel Hall, when in command of the Troops here, drew my attention to the injurious consequences to the European soldiers of the cheap rum made by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. It is sold by the retail shop-keepers to the soldiers at six pence a pint. Hence drunkenness is difficult to prevent, and the discipline and the health of the Troops suffer.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

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485 4. # "It is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery can be carried on under the burden of a heavy tax" In addition to the just policy of deriving a fair proportionate revenue from a spirit distillery, there is another consideration which I trust next year will enable Your Lordship to support me in raising this fee considerably should the quantity produced continue to be so large. Major General Sir Francis Colborne, Major General Bassano, and Colonel Hall, when in command of the Troops here, drew my attention to the injurious consequences to the European soldiers of the cheap rum made by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. It is sold by the retail shop-keepers to the soldiers at six pence a pint. Hence drunkenness is difficult to prevent, and the discipline and the health of the Troops suffer. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
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485 4. # "It is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery can "carried on under the burden of heavy a tax" be so In addition to the just ~ policy of deriving revenue Don fair proportionate from a spirit distillery, there is another consideration which I trust next year, will enable Your Lordship to support me in raising this fee considerably should the quantity produced continue to be so large. obbajor General Sir Francis Colborne, Major General. Bassano, and Colonel Hall, when in the command of the Troops here, drew attention to the my injurious consequences - to the European soldiers of the cheap rum made by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. It is sold by the retail shop-Keepers to the soldiers at six pence a pint. Hence drunkenness is difficult to provent, and the discipline and the health of the Troops suffer. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, Презимена
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485

4.

#

"It is very doubtful whether our operations at the Distillery

can

"carried on under the burden of heavy a tax"

be

so

In addition to the just ~

policy of deriving

revenue

Don

fair proportionate from a spirit distillery, there

is another consideration which I trust

next

year,

will enable Your Lordship to support me in raising this fee considerably

should the quantity produced continue to be so large. obbajor General Sir Francis Colborne, Major General. Bassano, and Colonel Hall, when in the

command of the Troops here, drew

attention to the

my

injurious consequences

- to the European soldiers of the cheap

rum

made by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. It is sold by the retail shop-Keepers to the soldiers at six pence a pint. Hence drunkenness is difficult to provent, and the discipline and the health of the Troops suffer.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble

Servant,

Презимена

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