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their

Government representations. I was

somewhat doubtful

-

as to

this latter opinion; but -

there was in its

favour the fact, as possibly intended

to indicate submission to

ity that a

few had

authority been permitted to take out licences, with photographs

attached, and I am bound

to say

that all I have heard since leads me to think it probable that the merchants

were

were

right. eft all events I

deemed it best

in

the whole

to act on their view, rather than incur the risk of the

severe conflict that would have followed any

arrests

for failure to take out — lisences, and the probability of an indefinite prolongation of the strike which according to the estimate of one

"

best informed of those

en't had cost the present had community

at the rate

of the

of

not