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tho . holeur.l coste o- thn ▼ rlou '.:lnr.B of sugar.
eluding to trade comp tltlon# This chnnconJng
market h»iu t opted m^rch: nts to Got-lop ra export
trade from thia St«to to neighbouring Porte.
The. lncroouo in x-Ioee Coode ?vnd sundries io
a dlroct 30(juol to a good p nrling wesson, rhleh
hns provided moro money for expenditure upon luxuries*
xhc RE colloctiono indicate satisfactorily

3tcady Improv' aont of 6/>o
The dccronco in Iiutivr cr-i£t colloctions ie
accounted for by the reduction in fixed duties upon
ghe© and dr.tc-sticko consistent -rith the errket
Til c; ?nd also to c conr.idTable decrease in the
moTCfti r;t of tobacco and end to the /'notice
of direct transhipment f.t con*
In general the trend of business Indiestos
steady Improvement and the relatione bet-eon tho

Cue tome end the mercantile community ire good.
Rovinus* Vehicle Licenses, The collco-
tlone or* -bout four ticu-s the ostiioted r.cour.t;
and •1though the import of ford earn has decreased,
other lergs high pov.er care Coostly i'l-tc) here been
i.ported. I fancy thr.t the Stott hes nor absorbed
its limit in thin direction, though th-rc lo a like-
llhaod the t a number of th ncr y rd type may be
imported r.oxt yevr* I third: tho collections In
1347 v 111 not be so large '*.3 In 1346.

Pearling licensee The collections for i:;46 are
r. little lose than in 134. . Vhlo la due to the fast
th; t liccncoo hero appreciated the prudence of renewing
thrir licenses promptly, ithout peyaent of the fines
lrapoeod for late rr»n«rnn1a. Th« number of Licensed