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“ Estimating the proportion in which Chico¬ 
ry at present enters into what is sold a* Cof¬ 
fee, at the low rate of one third, it follows that, 
along with the 36*85 millions lbs. of coffee 
consumed last year, 12 28 millions lbs. of Chi- 
cory have been sold. If the sale of Ciicory 
should again, in conformity with 3 Geo. IV'. 
cop. 53, be restricted to persons, vot >eing 
vendors of Coffee, and taking out an atnunl 
license for that purpose, the consumers iould 
again be left to make their own mixtuie of 
these two ingredients. In that case, it i. be¬ 
lieved, that they would at most, mix only 
half as much Chicory with their coffee a the 
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grocers at present do. The effect wouh be, 
that about six millions lbs. less of Chijory, 
hut the same quantity more of Coffee would 
he consumed ; consequently, that our (p flee 
growers would find a vent for six million lbs. 
more of their produce here, and that a ad¬ 
ditional annual revenue of at least £ 10,000 
would flow into the Exchequer, the curent of 
-which has for the present been diverted into 
other channels.” 
“lint being the case it is difficult fediseo- 
voi' on what grounds it can possibly any lojfer he 
declined, to give renewed effect to the3 Geo. 
I V., cap. 53, the suspension Gf whichhas al¬ 
ready operated so very mischievously./ 
“But though this would go some wawowards 
setting matters right, it would not hy any 
means meet the case fully. So far as/he pub¬ 
lic and the revenue are concerned, (is ques¬ 
tion may he one of mere expedient; but as 
.icgords the Colonists, it is essential’ one of 
d.-inciple. Justice towards them obeudy de- 
