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Crown Agents for Post Office
and Money
Order peerpozesinstead of remitting, and
this accumulates
rale
course
money
here at the
of about $6,000 a month, and of
exhaust
funds
at home at
the same rate. It is, I confess
the
20
confers with
greatest reluctance that I suggest
very
un
economical an
arrangement as remitting money home
to have it sent out again,
but the
£5000 each mouth during four
" months,"
$175,
Our reserve balance its at
present $44-144,000, of which about
000 will be required for Public Works and $100,000 to pay for coins,
leaving $139, 000 sindisposed of. (Signed) Asister
Colonial Treasurer-
Treasury
September 2th 18871
of
above-quoted instructions are distinct,
and it may turn out that most
the
money
so remitted
may
be
expended at home.
I the
therefore beg to recommend
that the following telegram be
despatched to the Searetary of State :=
" Instruct Crown Agent stop selling
" securities, draw on
đang trong
£5,000