All proposals are received from him; they will be carefully considered before being sanctioned, and the further representations which are promised in the last paragraph of your letter will be awaited.
It may be added that his speech delivered in December last at the reassembly of the Legislative Council, the Governor urged the "maintenance of Cape Rock Lighthouse" will be laid on the Council Table.
I consider that I am bound to redeem the pledge given by my Predecessor to the effect that this special rule should be laid on the Council Table as soon as the cost of the Lighthouse had been defrayed.
The papers relating to this subject have been sent home and will be considered there.
A correspondence with the Unofficial members in regard to the proposed abolition of the Light Dues before the cost is covered and the following words:
With a view of covering the deficit which will result from this abolition, it is the opinion of some members that a fixed charge of 2 1/2 cents per ton should in future be imposed as light dues on all shipping entering...
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