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H. E. Bicknell, Esq. T. S. Cocks, Jun. Esq., M.P. G. H. Drew, Esq. W. Evans, Esq. W. Freeman, Esq. F. Fuller, Esq. J. H. Goodhart, Esq. |
T. Grissell, Esq. J. Hunt, Esq. J. A. Lethbridge, Esq. E. Lucas, Esq. J. Lys Seager, Esq. J. B. White, Esq. J. Carter Wood, Esq. |
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| Age | £ | s. | d. | Age | £ | s. | d. |
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| 22 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| 27 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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