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Page 103
... spirits was recovered at the Civil Court before Gov'r Hunter's departure , and the verdict confirmed in an appeal . Among the regulations made on Gov. Hunter's departure , destroying monopolies , causing the proprietors to bond the spirits ...
... spirits was recovered at the Civil Court before Gov'r Hunter's departure , and the verdict confirmed in an appeal . Among the regulations made on Gov. Hunter's departure , destroying monopolies , causing the proprietors to bond the spirits ...
Page 152
... SPIRITS BUSINESS The governors of New South Wales were strongly of opinion that the importing of rum and other spirits and their use as one of the forms of barter and wage payment was the cause of the greater part of the inhabitants ...
... SPIRITS BUSINESS The governors of New South Wales were strongly of opinion that the importing of rum and other spirits and their use as one of the forms of barter and wage payment was the cause of the greater part of the inhabitants ...
Page 153
... Spirits . It is a Task in which few Men acquainted with the Spirit of the Times , would wish to engage . The common People who see and feel what they suffer would consider its Prohibition as the greatest national Benefit ; but Men of ...
... Spirits . It is a Task in which few Men acquainted with the Spirit of the Times , would wish to engage . The common People who see and feel what they suffer would consider its Prohibition as the greatest national Benefit ; but Men of ...
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