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of inspecting by Government Officers
balances in the
the specie
2.
Chartered Banks.
Directions have been
issued accordingly.
3.
has given
his
The Attorney-General
opinion
that there is
this Colony which
no law in this
provides for any such inspection, or imposes on the Colonial Government any responsibility for the verification of the specie balances in the local Banks.
4.
The Colonial Treasurer
(mṛ
(Mr. Lister) has also reported
that there can be
no doubt
of the expedicney of
discontinuing the Inspection; for the Chinese regard the ... Government inspection
guaranteeing that there shall always be silver
to eash
enough in reserve the Bank Notes; and it is
obviously undesirable to afford any ground whatsoever for an impression of
that