CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 471

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requested the Colonial Treasurer and the Registrar of the Supreme Court to consider and report as to what settlement of the matter could be arrived at with a view of at once protecting the revenue of the Colony and of abating as far as possible the evil of smuggling which it is feared had been resorted to by the Farmer himself in order to recoup the losses he was suffering in his legitimate business.

I enclose a copy of the report drawn up by Mr Mitchell-Innes and my Ackroyd in which they recommended that the price of the Farm should be reduced by $4000 a month, subject to certain conditions enumerated by them.

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In view of all the circumstances of the case

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8

466

requested the Colonial

Treasurer and the Registrar of the Supreme Court to consider and report as to what settlement of the matter could be arrived

with a view of at once

protecting the revenue

the

Colony and

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and in abating

as far as possible the evil of smuggling which it is feared had been resorted.

to by the Farmer himself in order to recoup

the

losses

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Enel: 4.

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4th Feby. 1891/

losses he was

suffering in

his legitimate business.

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Mr Mitchell-Innes and my

Ackroyd in which they

recommended that the

price of the Farm should be reduced by

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month, subject to certain conditions enumerated by

them.

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In view of all the

circumstances

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