CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9] — Page 59

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took considerate paines in the debate to

show that the amount of the grant &

not he fixed till some thing like an accurate estiriate of the tous to the Colonged. he

framed. He now ares that he may he "if ? " as to the proportion of the was which A.M.G. will ack Parliamentary sanction

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to defray." And he hopes that the

antribution Cashatever it maybe) with he annual for some time.

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The actual promere made

was that

7 parn, o conf dups of

result of

on 43471/08.

"AM.g. recognize that as a result

firing effect to then policy, the Colonial

Uvenue must suffer a loss....

on their

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be prepared

to act Par 45

to fin

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substantial contribution towards

making good to the Colony the revenue which it to found to have lost as the direct

result of measures adopted under their mistructions

//

I quote this infull snice

A

food deal

others was laid in debate on the

ms

indirect lors that will be caused to t

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the Colony by the suppression of the trafie

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56 It is clear that the prosperity of thing

than by the

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Kong will be injured in other mere lors & revenue from the Opuin ferm. My point is that HM.G. have promised to

low and making fo acte for a oxbstantial conturbution to depong rexcuse from the apain

the direct wor

farm

the

: and I should lie to

soffert

that

necessauly

in news of the wideret lors, which with he large in sein 2 the impatance of the opmin traffic, the contribution from sempenal funde sted for squivalent to the whole the lord on the revenue from opcime

the

I gather from 146 of the debates that shie wt. meet M. Stewarts news; though for says on pbs it is conceivable that a difference (opinion might avil as to what torres cd property becabed

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to to the question & continuing the grant

I cannot find in the pop any lefiist statement; but Itt will be in a bad

time to come, and 4ay for some

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