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Colonial Government. I have reason

to believe that, if left

to

u se

their

own discretion, the whole of the Membere, Official and Unofficial,

a

would vote against payment at

higher rate than £4000 per

annum, which rate has been.

already agreed to by the Colonial Legislature.

4.

From the papers already

forwarded to Your Lordship (of

which another

is annexed

copy is

for easy reference), it will be

seen that the Chamber of

Commerce

Enclosure

ree on the 14th June ultime

Commerce

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protested in the strongest manner

A*

against the proposed

measurf,/

and stated farther that the question

is now

agitated amongst the mercantile community as to the

policy of subsidizing any line

#

steamers between this Colony

#

and Europe, considering the

numerous oneans

#

of direct and

speedy steam communication now: available.

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Under these

circumstances, although I have

already