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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 14, 1910

the country must have changed bands perhaps to a greater degree than had been the case for many years previously, Those. among the solid men who managed to maintain their financial position would doubtless adopt caution as their watch AS WATSON & CO., word, and being rendered, extremely ap

prehensive of the outcome of industrial scandals of far-reaching signification, they might be induced to take up an ultra Conservative attitude, resulting in the curtailment of the already inadequate Goancial facilities for purely domestic trade. We still fail to be convinced, however, that

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had obtained further public opleion on the subject.

The Courcil erfaand 20 mgren": The remoulian was put to the vote" mud 'lost' by 9 voles to dan

" OPIUM..

His Excellency informed the Council, that

Propriation of grant in the next fiosocial estimates of 20,000 from Imperial fonds' towards the Colony's loss in opium re

pue. He explained that he had suggreind to the Secretary of Stats that the grap? “e com pensation should not refer to ons

PHARMACY BİLL,

ENGISLATIVE COUNCIL finest remaining site along the sea front, that an ka hood of any considerable margin for almost anroon would have felt confident in public ut tv egy other enterprizes. He Anicating of the Legislative Council was

assuming that such was the intention. Iwanyhought it was high time they should begin held. In the Council Chamber this after case, whither the impression was ever created, the extension of the. Ty:am reservoir. Ha D, Present His Excellency the Governor, or whether it'almply grew op out of itsowolaber believed also, it was a maiter of great ime Frederick Lugard E.C.N.G, Hon. Sirent probability the fact remains bailtexisted wi portades that they should repair the Magistracy dely. I for one shared it Consequently I was and provide extra accommodation for the Jeusyhlay,x,C.M.G. (Colonial Secrets siderably taken aback by this mortifying new polico in the police station. It was also the Secretary of State had announced the ap Hon. Mr. F. A. Harpland (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Al Bret I did not feel sure that I was free to necessary to provide bier opposite the Hon. Mr W. Chatham (Director of Public publish it; the original communication did not Royal Squate. There were other things Works), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain make this plain Not motif £ received that should be done and if this site wore sold Superintendent of Police), Hon, Mr. A. W. second communication, on Saturday last, did he would sarmark the small amount that would Brewin (Registrar General), Bas. Mn Weilearn that it is had been Your Excellancy' be necessary to provide a proper pier at this Yuk, CM.G., Hoo, Mr. W. J. Gressos, Hon. atention. Since then I have done my best, in point. In these circumstances ha did not think Mr. B. Osborne, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. the short time at my disposal, to ascertain the the Colony was in a position to forego the ad

(Clerk of Councils).

the information afforded. It is commonly was to be sold. If the site remained unres said there is on public spirit in this Colony, munerative for ten years the Colony would lose I deny that in this case. Among those I have no less than half a million and if it remained been able to Consult I found surprising unab- unremuneratire for 20 years the loss would be imity as regards the desirability of relap more like a milion and a ball. The land would. soading the site for public purposes. Some were fall in, in due course and, in case of urgent of opinion that it should be kept as an open necessity there was a local. Ordinace which space and id out as a garden parmanently gave them all the power they needed. With Olbers favoured a building provided it was a regard to the question of other sites for Govern public building. Only one, out of the great ment offices and buildings or buildings of that aumber whose opiolon, I took, favoured the class there were other sites at the Law Courts Government's proposal. He favoured it only and the Post Office, together with other sites because his spirit could not support conlem,

/read-

the chairman of the Foreign Board did not Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. C. Clementi views generally hold, taken on the strength of vantageous conditions under which the siling of the Bill anti led an Ordinance to amend

take an unduly pessimistic view of the situation and he seems to have felt that himself, for after quoting the official figures he said, la explanation: "Exports plus 18,913,668 yen and imports minus 58,011,- 789 yen. These figures, in a year charac. terised generally by caution and in some trades by stagnation, resulting from a wide spread lack of confidence, speak eloquently. for the potentialities of Japanese commerce, and should, despite the decrease already poledy have a reassuring effect." One statement made by the speaker will be widely quoted and that was with regard to` the'evasion of Customs duties by certain

foreign and Japanese firms. The indict

ABSENT.

His Excellency Major General R. G. Broad. wood, c B., Hou. Dr. tio Kui Ma, CM,G,

MINUTES.

The minutes of the last meeting were and confirmed.

PAPERS.

The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table

the following påpara 2-

Financial returns for the year 1909.

Court for 1900.

"Report ankthe Police, Magistrates' Courta.

FINANCIAL MINUTES DE

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Facial Minutes Nos. 13 to 26. It was agreed

The hon. member . desired that ́ on this vita

The Attorney General moved the

The Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908,

The Colonial Séciotory seconded. Bill read a first time,

ment is very strong and cannot be passed hit they be referred torka Finance Committee thought thai pretext after pretext would be cover the cost, and they would still be out of. to add to or remove from schedule A of the

over by those who know' themselves to be concerned in this illegitimate traffic. The chairman observed: "The practices, I would invile attention to are: in exports under. valuation and the non-payment of the proper freight charges, and in imports the evasion of duty aud consumption tax. It is not proposed to single oul ́any firm, or firms, either foreign or Japanese, although 1 may say that in one or two instances information placed at the Board's disposal might be deemed to justify more particular reference than has been made." So that the Board knows the offenders but refrains from

;";; FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT,

The report of the Finance Committee, No, auf syto, 'was confirmed.

Clause 16 enables the Governor-in-Council

Principal Ordinance any article declared to be a posle phy

This mesture provides a procedure forsearch ing for paisan, as defined by clausis », which there is good reason to believe is in the po session of any person contrary to the pro visions of the Prite pal" Ordinance. 11 in proposed in the first instance that the Ordinanca shall apply only to cocaine, ancains and lika substances and their preparations. Report of the Registrar of the Eupreme plation of the length of time the Government there should be sreciad a bolding which should Council to make regulations for the par Clause 45 empowers the Govainar-in-

would take to erect a building and because he stand up in this Colony as an edifice of stabi-pose of controlling the sale, possession, had no confidence that until they were ready tity and artistic design, that it should be a importation and exportation and it provides a to build you would clear away hovels and dis-granite building erected by the P.W.D. That specific penalty en violation of regulations reputable, discreditable matebeds which still, premised a very large outlay and they would made under the Principal Ordinacce I am sorry to say, disfigure the Praya. He only gat from their restala um sufficient to raised against laying out the neclosure as this sum of $44,000. The Government made an open space pending the day when you it a condition that not less than $100,000 should would be ready to build, he was im be spent by the purchasers or the building. patient, that was all. But I reminded him. The purchasers were the Standard Oil Cum

we have your Excellency's assurance pany, and the wealth of that firm made it that the hovels in question, will be swep certain that they would erect on this sits a build awy as soon as possible. The terms of this ing worthy of the Calooy, He wained bou, present protest enable many to come is sader members that if they pressed this resolution they it who do not feel strongly attracted by the City would postpone any work of public utility that Hall idea. It is possible to disagree about ther; might be necessary because he didn't think and yet to agree on the lines of my resolution. there would be the necessary money for that The influentially signed letter sept into the Col purpose unless they could secure funds in any onial Secretary, the day before, yesterday, in other way. It was his opinion that this Colony perhaps the best argument I can put forward would not be in a position to erect a public for an expression of opinion, were in any way member for the next 20 years. He felt anne in support of it. If the Government, in ushing building of the character designed by the hon.

several gentlemen and sest is to the Govern that with referance to the latter signed by

ment the gentlemen who seat it, were Lol Aware of the facts which he had presented,

" KOWLOON CANTON "Railway,

The Colonial Secretary, in moving the following resolution standing in his name:-

It is hereby resolved that a sum of two

said

million, and one hundred thousand

dollars be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Government for the pur pose of construction of the Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section during

the year 19:0,"

that a fiosocial statement had been issued showing bow the expenditors for the cutsent year was applied. The expenditure figure. The increase was principally due to increased expenditure earthworks, the

that

make excellent refreshing beverages, dedouncing them. Perhaps it was just had been put down "at 51,8.0000, in rough seriously disposed to be guided by it, I canno

Guaranteed to be made from the

pure juice of sound ripe fruit.

as well, because now the culprits koow they are known they may think twice be fore they continue their nefarious ways. Another point made in the same con- nection was to this effect: "In the mat ter of exports, undervaluation in invoices, for the purpose of evading import duty at A. S. WATSON & CO., the port of entry of the consuming market, is rife, and it is doubtless within the know LIMITED,

fedge of all the members of the Board that the scandal of inaccurate declaration of weights and measurements reached. such dimensions as to force the European and New York, Shipping Conferences to engage sworn measurers at Yokohama and Kobe to check shippers' figures. The results have beco eminently satisfactory, and it seems a

HONGKONG and KOWLOON, Hoopkong, 21st March, 1gic,

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DAILY-156 per annuai W.ILY-413 par ann

„Thu zuten pas quarter and por manson, proportional-

tuensis and the permanent way. The in- crease was fully explained some tima'nga^"

The Colonial Treasurer seconded." The reaction was agiced to.

NEW LAW COURTS BITE.

Hon. Mr. M. Siewart-1 as to mova

Clause 17 provides alternative 'and more drastic penalties for concealing or selling pol- sons as defined or for violating any regulation made as to the possession, Importation or ex- postation of such poisons,

MERCHANT SHIPPING HILL... On the mistion of the Attorney General,

seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill entitled an Ordinance farther to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 189, was read”

first time,

By Ordinance No. 9 of 1903 section 4 wan amended by declaring that Acts bercafier pasa ed amending the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 shail ba in force in the Colony, S

It is desirable that the Frincipal Ordinanca be further amended by declaring that the, said Acts shall be in force in the Colony only if they are not inconsistent with provisions of the Principal Ordinance,

That in, the opinion of this Council it is ment would definitely commit itself. T be seelog that the faod ia question, a valuable: of the Bill entitled ad Ordinance to amend the

of land situated on the soa front to the north of

believe that they will disregard such a weighty one. It was signed by over 40 justices of the eace, among them all the leading men of the British mercantile community, More signatures

Mr. Osborna said: Had this resolution bren could have been obtained, if time had permit brought forward in connection with open spaces ted, but there was lesson to believe that unless in the crowded districts of the town, I would” the protest was nade promptly the Govern have given it my whole hearted support; but

have signed on bad opportunity afforded. But Cricket and Parade grounds across the road, lieve that many of the general public, would site is fiterally surrounded by open spaces, the

particular section of the public, which I have boar in front, I think that to transform it into a In any case the support of over 40 of that the public aquara adjacent, and the whole bar- the boncur to represent, indicates pretty paltry flower patch, when we already possess well the general view of the matter. The beautiful gardens a short distance up the hill fetter amplifies the aesolution by particularly would be an act of wasteful and superfluous protesting against the propceal in view of possible future developments of this Colony

are thereby suggested. Apart from the question Other reasons for reversing this decision to sell of City Hall but particularly in view of pos-

luxury indied the only benefit that would

the Hongkong Club in regard to the second accrue from such a misuse of the land, would be to give an aesthetic setting to the front of

MALICIOUS DAMAGE. ' The Attorney General moved, and the Colonial Secretary seconded, the first reading Malicion Damage Ordinance, 1805.

Carried,

Part I without any amendment

his Bill repeals, the Malicious Damaga Amendment Ordinance, 1909, and re-enacte

Governor-in-Council instead of the Governor Part I is amended by declaring that the shall impese the fine which is payable under section f

great pity the system cannot be extended to indicated as being necessary to the resistic ble future developments of this Colony, are repson, that the land should be reservad for to be, held by the District Officer and an

other shipping ports and to other lines, where protection of the honest exporter is greatly to be desired." The practice seems to have been systematic if the chairman of the Yokohama Foreign Board of Trade is not guilty of exaggeration. As he said in a latter portion of his address: "A glaring example may be cited to the sugar industry that in

Subscriptions for any period low than one month light of recent revelations would seem toto public works shall have been fulfilled, and another possibility into consideration, you prá. the site, but I do not think that under the pro- :

will be charged as for a full month,

Governor-in-Council for decison, an inquiry is Before the matter, is submitted to the

parsons on whom the punishment may fall a Assistant District Officer in order to give the fall opportunity of being heard,

CROWN, SUITS..

desirable to reserve for public purposes the plot the new Law Cours." I wonder what would be said if the municipality of Venice. were to propose to sail for office buildings, à alle on the open space between the Dogs's palace and Suosovino's great Library. The whole world would ring with prosess, Why? I suppose be causeall men's sense of thu fiincas of shinga re- gardu the landing place opposite St. Mark's as the city's front door step, and the ground effect of that marvellous frontage. With you quite sure that the Governmeal will never as being somewhat strained, considering that future public buildings, the argument strikes ma that I do sol seek to compare for a mo

have reason to regret parting with this site? meal our modist frontage. To do so would Will ad extension of our public offices requires already possess suitable offices for all public be ridiculous. But it is not ridiculous to urge

to be made is the space provided in the new affairs excep: the Law and the Post, buildings |.. artistic consideration in a discussion affecting Law Couns for the Land Office sufficient ? for wich are in process of erection, and it is: The Asterday General moved the first read- the disposal of the remaining open space on nederstand not. I have heard other suggestions generally believed, will in the fulness of time, ing of the Bill called an Ordinance to regulate our public square. Speaking in this place four to lack of space in these buildings design, be roady for occupation. The Colonial Secrethe Law relating to Crown Sulit, monthsage I expressed the hope that some day, ed 10 years ago, when there was less work, tary's office and the Public Works Deparmest The Colonial Secretary seconded. when the a olony's present heavy undertakings Even if you are untisbed on this point, take might perhaps with advantage be located on Motion agrand to, the existing depression of trade shall have pose to make a Government issue of zotes, so financial circumstances of the Colony the beto succeeded by a period of prosperity the Will the available space in the Post Office benefit of such a change would justify Govera chuine importer, must, during the past ten thus resolution referama City Hall, a gravite Teasury-always be available? Hardly, which will enable work to proceed on mere years, alone have deprived, the Exchequer building in the classic style worthy of the most imagine, if the mail services increase. Where than one needed public improvement, amongst of many thousands of yen of revenue. The beautifully situsted city in the King's Dam and how are other Government offices to ex Statue pier, Kowloon pier, to which I should which, as pointed out by Your Excellency, are consequences of this laxness were vividly aions. That wasus mere thatorical fijurlah pand? Where are your Railway offices to be? like to add public bathing grounds Enit ned demonstrated in the proceedings in the law was the deliberate expression of aleng cherashed You would need to house some of the staff idea. The idea was noi dismissed as chimerical courts last year, and the appareat determina by your predecessor. It was certainly not.40 merely throw out these auggestions to show wilderness known as King's Park Kowloon, accostary to name such fficer; it shall be tion of the authorities 10 continue an essenti-cated by the popular 'official who for a time that do not seek to advance only the consi. The honourable member, who moved this sufficiant 10 name the offică he holds and such the detriment, of the refining industry in to Mr. Sercumbe Smilb. I remember dis-Nor do I seek to advance only the interests of our duty to posterity. I think we need ad to be a party thereto as if he were a corpori. Japan, is hard to understand." Again, "be cussing the matter with him. fremember that of that section of the community which I have no such reminder, Daring the past 25 above statement, bad, though it may seem, wo agreed upon

the point,

I mention

Section 4 is similar to section 3 except that YUKOHAMA'S FOREIGN BOARD is supported by actual experience, and I this to show that it is no new fad peculiar

it provides for contracts and other documents OF TRADE.

feel confident there are many of you who to an cathusiast. It' is a view which is

signed prior to the passing of this Ordinance, can bear me out when I state that the evil held even by these responsible for the ad.

the Crown Agents for the Government of Hong- By reclion 5 a contract made la England by From what we can gather from the Japan is a crying one that calls for remedial meared should, indeed must, harmonise with, ↑ British section of this community, For theirton, Waterworks, Roads, Public sed Private kong'sball, in the erept. of the sild contract:

ministration of the Cology. The building pic est papers, the chairman of the Yokohama sures of a drastic nature on the part of ad be complementary 10, the Law Coune opinion the Goversmont has asked. In Offices, Clubs, !otels Docks, Wharves, Recre coming within the jurisdiction of the Courts

import duty and consumption tax, which,

came law.

The Bill passed through all stages and ber

The dally laue in delivered fise when the ad freshave been built up on a system of evasion of

accessible to messenger. Pank sutecribers can have thdr copies delivered at their residences without while it has done irreparable" injury to the Government should erect on the site to which where l'understand you propose to have your ment in sacrificing the large sum offered and commerce in his own name all proceedings”

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HONGKONG, Thursday, April 14, 1910.

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on this side of the barbour, I would say.. West, and the adorament of that mopicturesque

the honour to represent. I advance also consi: years, Sir, Hoogkong has never been out of derations with which the administration har the builders beds, almost everything we concern. My protest embraces all objections possess that makes for progress, comfon As far as I am able to judge, it indicates the tag the last qarter of a century-Reclama and convenience has been provided dur views of no overwhelming majority of the

ID Accommòn

than themselves. With the opening of the

By section 2 the Attorney General is to made by the Crown unless it is provided in any Ordinance that such proceedings shall be taken in the name of some other public officer. tractivor Diber doenmenin to be signed by the Bj accion 3 if is provided that in all con

Governor or other public efficer it shall not be

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By section 6 it is provided that the vmission

-R-QPIUM-AMENDMENE, ZE The Bill entitled: Ordinance to amendabaze.

Foreign Board of Trade is not over-optimis- the authorities, of Chamber of Com- tic regarding the immediate future of Jepara,merce and among merchants in Japan." fintingly represent the City's proper pride, so as to unite

the nobility of its design, should this resolution you have it compressed in grounde, Tramways, Industrial buildings, bere, be deemed to, bara beeg, made by the

Churches, Schools, Hospitals, and finally the Governor, O And that in spite of the fact that in a year of Certain suggestions for the removal of the evil; use the words advisedly. Civic pride in all who for any reason, object to a proposal to University, for which the Colony owca 20 trade stagnation the falling off in the generalwere proposed, the principal of which was proper pride. It is part and parcel of a healiby || sacrifice the legitima'e pride of the community much to your Excellency, testify with force to add the title of the public officer after hia turnover known only. amounted to seven that the various Chambers of Commerce ja public spitit. A healthy public split in any ig our fine city. The sacrifice proposed by the and elequence to the manner in which rosignature to any document shall not exclude million yer, the totals being Soy million yen the Empire should combine to fight against prospereus community invariably manifests Government, as distinguished from the Ceim sidents whose working days are nearly such document from the operation of this last yearan compared with 8:4 millions in the those who wilfully contravened the law... The trading slation such as this may legitimately goish the two as such a proposal-can to my fure to the benefit of posterity rather

daalf in nas public buildings. Even a mere munity—and nothing could so sharply distin over have provided for the

or the Colony's la Ordinance. previous twelve months. In his statement to picture is not a wholly satisfactory one, but habour aspirations of the kind. Why should mind only be entertained for a moment on ons the Board the chairman, at the annual general Japanese, it should be remembered, is not Hongkong in this respect be content to cloued by shewing that the Colony in ip the Railway Hongkong commences a new chapter Opium Ordinance, 1900, was',rend a fest zimass meeting remarked that the past year prckeb the only transgressor in this respect. Still it remain so far behind Bombay, for instance, most dire financial etrails, Even then, there of its history and if the men who (come after on the motion of the Atiorway Geotrai, secondo ed no very novel·features, but it was remark is well that a word of warning and advice At least we may legitimately aspire to have a | sib oʻher lands to 10)l, Tec present site of the are able during next 35-years, to show: as

ed by the Colonial Secretary. able in this respect that, "despite excellent

This Bill amends the Opium Ordinance, cropy and a heavy volume of export, business should be given to those engaged, in the show building on our finest site. It is the Law Courts and the site of the present Fost good a record as this, then, sir, posterity will generally throughout Japan is considered to whole we do pot find that there is much to

practice of awindling the Customs. On the only nos remaining upon which it would be Office, these you have still. These should be have even less use that we to-day, for a flower1959, by declaring that it is an offence to be la possession of morphine or compound ef opium have displayed few, indications of buoyancy,iament in the state of Japan's trade in

warth while to erect such a building. If the de- the first things, to fall., The, site, referred to garden on the finest site in the Colony.. cision against which this resolution protests is in the resolution should be the last. Believing

Mr. Clewati said he was opposed to the se, unless it is exempt from the provisions of the although no doubt comparing favourably endured throughout the Far East last year, while the results to the ordinary trader, considering the general depression which acted upon the chance will be lost iretievably, this earnestly, I commend to the favorable solution and explained his reasons for his Ordinance or la obtained in accordance with You propose to sell the land on a 75 years' consideration of the Government the resolu

soy regulations made therenader, a, atpa with those of the years immediately preced.

lease, renewable at the will of the purchaser, to tion which i new move.

Mr. Grasson, referring to the letter sent in Principal Ordinanca by making it quite clear Clease 3 of the B..I amends section 56 of the ing are, on the' whole, thought to leave:

alienate it, in effect; 150 years. The irrepara

to the Government and signed by him said that the Governor-in-Council has powar to exa much to be desired, considering the

ble nature of the act may wall have given the --capital outlay``involved and the experi-

Government pause and led your Excellency to ence and energy devoted to the prose The French Mail of the 5th March bas tertekan expression of public opinion upon the cution of the Empire' trade.”1 bis is baligy.

proposal. That was the object of the comment ed to be due to the lack of confidence dis

try to the unofficial members of this Council, cation from the Honourable the Colpalat Secte played by the more conservative elements of

announcing the decision. Up to the the mercantile community, and the speaker

moment of its receipt i was under the added "That a feeling of uncertainty as to

impression that the whole of the find nona the future should continue at a time when the

of the Law Courts and west of the Club was to statistical position would appear to warrant. A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will be devoted to public purposes. I was under resumption of full speed aquivity is perhaps sorily take place, betwebe Mr. B G. Jamie the impression they an authoritative announce

sar, of His Britonte Majesty's Consular Seri mont kød once been made to that a

dad by any

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

del.vered in London, .

MAIL, Officer B. I. Marshall of the China Stalinn will leave for home by the P, & O, mail ateamer on Saturday. Hos clieved by M, Johnson

not to be wondered at if we take into convica in China, and Mabel, youngest daughter sideration the fact that during and im of Mr. H. Armitage, of Lyley House, Wots mediately after the War the liquid capitel of ten

aisitude.

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His Excellency the Governor, in the course of his reply, appreciated the intentions of the he had known the ficts as stated by His Exempt any medicias from one or more of the houtkember, and said he was not less cellency he would never have signed it. He interested in the artistic beauty of the approach had found out since then that the price the Claire 4 of the Bill amends section

provisions of the Ordiosaco, to this Colony than the member. What he. Government was to get for the ground fargely be Frincipu Ordinance by declaries int it was by statues of Their Majesties the King the Government on securing an addition should also relate to morphire and compen proposed to call Royal, Square antrounded as exceeded his expectations. He congratulated appropriation of penalties referred to and Quero and Their Royal Highnesses the ax lakhs for the Colony. He fell in sheke of opium, Prince and Princess of Wales encircling the ccumsances that he could not support the

· MAGISTRATEN ANKKOMENT, AUS statue of the late revered Queen. The plot resolution and he wished to withdraw his Council resumed Committee in question is, pulside the rectangle of the signainte to the latter (applause), juvantitled an O disance forcharɛ to: Squarn and would not distort this vista when The Colonial Secretary read extracts from the Magistratus Ord sangat pen the plant proposed were salined: The interest Ilausant reports of previous debates on this Tax Bill was withdraw

on the land including perminant aissesed taxes - quen would amount to ^a sum of $11,00

Swart replied at length in tha:

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