labour under no apprehension that the wants of the Imperial chest will not receive every consideration at the hands of this Government, nor need there be the slightest difficulty apprehended on their part that they will not be supplied with all that this Government can afford, it only reserving to itself the right of regulating the time of the issue as judged by the rate of exchange likely to be most favourable. It is scarcely to be expected however that this Government can do more than place the coins in the first instance at the disposal of the Military Authorities, and if in this case no notice is taken of the offer within a reasonable time, it can only shape its course accordingly and assume that they are not wanted.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,
Robert Kennedy Governor
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