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Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Commissariat and Colonial Treasury pursuant to the Order of Government on this twelfth day of December 1840.
Members
The Honorable J. W. A. Bruce
R. M. Martin Esqr
A. Shelley Esqr
The Board having taken careful exact account of the quantity of coin existing in the Colonial Treasury at this date ascertained the same to be as follows.
In broken Spanish dollars
Thirteen bags containing each 707 Taels 9,172 taels at 717 taels to 1000 dollars One bag containing 507 In Mexican dollars. 1,385 In Rupees 57,270.£ s d
Novr 30th 1304.11 1395 4/4 3466.13.4 153.4.13 300. 1.8 22,786 66 40870-77 4,937 2 27. 8.857.1.4 4,462.0 2 7/4 61472 bg. 13317.1.8 % 777.10.17In the report of the Board of survey of 20.593-70
In the Treasure Vault,
In the Treasure Chest.
Amounting together to fourteen thousand and ninety six pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence.
Of the above under
charge.
there was deposited.
in a strong chest with three keys
Rupees 57,270.
Mexican dollars... 1,385,
Vault whereof the key is kept by the Commissariat (as it contains also money in the charge of the Commissary General
111,970 taels of broken Spanish coin and the balance of intestate estates and other sums handed over by Mr Howarth amounting as above stated to £4,462.0.7/4.
There remains under the separate charge of the Treasurer the above mentioned sum of £777. 18-17/4.
Frederich W. L. Boning
Assistant
Athallen
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