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the Secretary of Ktate/' informintt them that he had I already sent more than one American vessel away with great qnantities of sinrits, and desiring them to make it pnblitdy known that no greater quaotifcy than 300 gallons wonld be allowed to be landed from any one vessel/*' The quantity of intoxicating liquor sent away during King's government was of spirit, 6t),484 gallons ; of wine, 81,*298 gallons,*^ Thoiigli in the first instance lie had taken his measures without publicity, tw^o days after as- ^ liming the government he issued a public order (1st Oct, 800) declaring that he was '* instructed to put a stop to the unwarrantable and scandalous monopolies that have Kxisted in this colony/' and that *'no person %vhatever is llowed to sell or retail any spirituous liquors/' or **to land piiuts or wines without the Governor's own permit in writing/' Offenders would be punished* exclusive of the seizure of the spirits. No greater price than twenty nliilliugs per gallon for spirits to be admitted in any civil or ^fcriminal prosecution unless it shall appear that it cost that ^Kum or more from the master of any ship, in which case no ^■idvance on the retail will be allowed." On the 27th Oct, an order announced that licenses to sell spirits would be granted to persons *' recommended by the magistrates to the Governor/' The penaUy for selling without a license w^as £10 for each olfence, with two months hard labour on a hulk for refusal or neglect to pay, justices having power to send to the hulk instead of fining in the first instance. "Return (in King'B hantlwritiiig) from S^pt^mber KStJO to August 1806 : British American British frnm UnUa Spirits. 2,886 -27.403 Wine. Oallona. 320 22,697 8,276 6!^,4S4 ^1,293 he average price at which he peimitletl Ihe spiiila, which were landed, to sold is 8tfl.teri in the mime return to hav^;* heeii— for spirits, seven shil- Siiga nnd sixpence ; for wine, five shillings per gallon, liie extortion from phich the coniinunity was Bitved may he inferred from the prices previously ecognized and enforced. I'