S. AUS.
TRALIA.
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of 39 Vict., No. 15, declaring British bronze coin a legal
Lender.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Act No. 1 of 1852, to provide for the assaying of un- 10337 coined gold, and to make bank notes under certain con-
ditions a legal tender.
Act No. 14 of 1852, to repeal part of an Act No. 1 of 1852, to provide for the assaying of uncoined gold, and to make bank notes under certain conditions a legal tender, and to provide that stamped gold shall be a legal tender.
Act No. 4 of 1860, to amend the law relating to cheques, drafts, and orders on bankers and others. Also the following Acts relating to banks and banking :-
No. 25 of 1863.
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Amount of paper currency in circulation. The average weekly amount of notes in circulation for the year ended B1st December 1880, 20,0001.
Accounts kept in British sterling.
NEW ZEALAND.
No local enactments. States that it is not necessary to refer to the Imperial enactments affecting currency, as they will be furnished by the Home Government.
(But see Local Act No. 2, 4 September 1867, to con- solidate and amend the statute law against offences relating to the coin.)
N. ZEALAND.
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72
19 of 1870-71.
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5 of 1875.
22 of 1875.
33
38 of 1876,
An Act for consolidating and amending the statuto law of South Australia relating to criminal offences and other matters.
Also the following private Acts relating to Banks:-
5 December 1865.
1 September 1859.
17 October 1860.
12 November 1863.
22 October 1878.
FIJI.
Gazette Order No. 27 of 18 August 1875, relating to the acceptance by the Crown of foreign coinage up to a certain date since past.
Imperial Currency Act, 33 Vict. cap. 10., of 1870 ex- tended to the Colony by Order in Council, dated 29 November 1881, from the date of publication by the Governor of the Proclamation annexed to the Order in Council.
W. AUS- TRALIA,
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
All Imperial statutes passed prior to June 1829 re- lating to the currency are in force. Local Act No. 4 of for 1836 makes the Imperial Act 2 & 3 Will. 4. cap. 34., consolidating and amending the laws against offences relating to the coin, applicable to the Colony, but no mention is made of this in the Attorney-General's report, enclosed in the Governor's Despatch.
Coins in circulation.-British and Australian gold, silver, and copper.
Amount of coin in circulation estimated at 80,0001.
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