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Master respectively; who both..

reported that there

was mo

objection to the proposed

on the ground of

undertaking on

C

public policy. This project

horeover,

was,

fully considered in the

Excentive Council, which declared

its inability to advise the granting of any exceptional privileges to Mr.

Johnson

the

part of the Government

without legislative sanstion ?

Consequently, Mr Johnson finally

resolved.

"It is difficult to conecive what further action the Executive Government should, or, indeed, could have taken in the interest of the public.

ན

resolved to proseed by way of a

Private Bill, so as to obtain adequate

security for the large amount of m

ed

apital, (said to exceed one hundred thousand pounds, [£100,000]) which his Firm proposes to expend

On

the

projected scheme. The prescribed ..

notification of the intention to ~ introduce the Bill was

duly

- published in the Government

Gazette in the following terms,

which were ex

-expressly approved by

the Attorney-General :-

"Notise is hereby given that it

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