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despatch N. 1341 of 10th September 1890, para: 144
14, Your Lordship will see that I have expressed precisely the same opinion; and, for the last four or five years, when referring to the sale of Crown Lands I have endeavoured to impress on the Legislative Council the fact that our Crown Lands constituted a part of the Capital of the Colony.
As regards the exceptional taxes on junks and native Cargo-boats, I believe their remission would not really diminish the annual revenue of the Colony. It would certainly facilitate the commercial movement in the Harbour and, as I pointed out more than once to the Legislative Council, whatever promotes the cheap transfer of goods in this great depôt, indirectly increases our revenue. Though they are directly levied on one race (the Chinese) these taxes indirectly press upon the British Manufacturers whose interest it is to have their goods transferred as quickly and as cheaply as possible in this harbour. I therefore trust Your Lordship will, on reconsideration, allow me to remove those taxes.
As regards the moderate allowance of $600 a year given to Mr. Ford for tree-planting in addition to his fixed salary of $1440
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despatch N. 1341 of 10th September 1890, para: 144
14,~~ Your Lordship will see that I m
expressed precisely the same
same opinion;
and, for the last four or five years,
when
referring
to the sale of brown Lands I have endeavoured to
impress on the Legislative Council the
Fact
a
み
that
owr
Crown Lands constituted
-part of the Capital of the Colony
As regards the
exceptional taxes on junks and native
Cargo-boats, I believe their remission
would not really diminish the
annual revenue
of the Colony.
would certainly fasilitate the
commercial movement in the
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than once to the Legislative bonnail, whatever promotes the cheap transfer
in this great depôt, indirectly
of goods
increases our revenue.
are
Though they
only
on one race
directly levied (the Chinese) these taxes indirectly - press upon the British Manufacturers whose interest it is to have their
goods transferred as quickly and as cheaply as possible in this harbour. I therefore trust Your Lordship will,
reconsideration, allow me to
remove those taxes
It
5.
Harbour and, as I pointed out more
than
on
trade
As
regards
the
year
moderate allowance of $600 a
to Mr. Ford for tree-planting
given
in
addition to his fixed salary of $1440
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