Letter - Approval to contact Legislative Council regarding intention to increase charges, 1854

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Unique IDA-01210476SeriesLetters SentDate24th August 1854Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Letterpress CopybookDescriptionAcknowledge receipt of letter expressing apprehension that a passage of City Commissioners second report is calculated to produce impressions unfavourable to the Company, and requesting that steps be taken to bring this matter to the notice of the Government. In reply, the intention of the report referred to was not to find fault with the Company for being obliged to raise charges but to explain that the increase would require estimates for lighting to be nearly doubled. Should the Directors consider themselves aggrieved, there is no impediment to them forwarding copies of letters to the Legislative Council with such explanations as deemed necessary. FROM: Donald Stewart, Secretary, City Commissioners Office. TO: Secretary, Australian Gas Light Company.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Volume number8

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Letters Sent by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Letter - Approval to contact Legislative Council regarding intention to increase charges, 1854