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divati

sfaction about the

extablishment of this laxation at first (as indeed about what tavation would there mot!), I have

little doubt that after

a

year of

two the Ordnance would worke

smoothly

the Stamp

Oromiance has done, under which some $150,0002

Q

year

have been

collected almost with out inconvenience

to anybody, of

as

smoothly

the

a v

Spirits Ordinance is now working at Singapore. I may point out. that the introduction of the Stamp Ordinance here in 1866-7 raised

vehement opposition,

which however, soon subsided.

and the Stamp Duties

be called almost popular, if such

an impost ever can be so.

a

Stormw

of

uities might

wow

6. The Ordnance to which I

refen

was copied from that in

at Singapore, but the

force at

opportunity was taken to embody

in it all our somewhat antiquated

public-h

ouse legislation, and

our laws as to fluiese spirits,

which have been modernised and revised, so that the whole forms a complete code as to the sale of liquors. 7. From

in the figures supplied by the Straits Government, I estimate the Annual receipts under this Orduiance at at least $100,000, when it becomes understood. The

first year than $60,000 : but the price of the Farm would soon rise, and would

might not get more.

then probably steadily increase with competition and the increase

6. The

in

1