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Despatch No, &o.
Date.
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Subject
Pago.
37
To Crown Agents...
38
Crown Agents
1903.
January 19
January 23
1903.
Approves of proposal in No. 36...
Communicates
from the telegram Government of Mauritius requesting that arrangements may be made for the transmission of Rs.1,000,000 from Calcutta on January 31st; states that they do not possess any security against which advances could be obtained, but suggests that the remit- tance might be made if a deposit of securities is practicable.
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49
49
Governor
Bruce.
Sir
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To Governor Sir C.
Bruce,
40
February 5
C. Telegram (Rec. Feb. 4) States that no advances will be made under Ordinance 34 until it has been amended in accordance with the Secretary of State's instructions.
Sanctions Ordinance in No. 40; com- municates purport of Nos. 45, 47, 'and 48,
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59
51
Ditto
Confi- dential.
February 5
59
59
39
Governor
Bruce.
Sir C.
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December 27, 1902. (Rec. Jan. 26, 1903.)
Transmits the "Mechanical Transport Loan Ordinance" and Amending Ordinance for approval, with reports by Procureur-General.
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52
Governor
Bruce.
59
40
Ditto
466
December 27, 1902.
53
41
To Crown Agents...
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January 29
(Rec. Jan, 26, 1903.)
Transmits, for approval, copy of the Sugar Estates (Advances in Aid) Ordinanco, 1902; encloses a minute by himself and a report by the Procureur-General; states that the Ordinance has given much satisfaction in the colony.
Encloses copy of "the Sugar Estates (Advances-in-Aid) Ordinance 1902"; approves of their complying with the wishes of the Governor in the pro- posal in No. 38, which need not now be adopted; authorizes them raising not exceeding £200,000 in method indicated.
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States that Ordinance in No. 39 should
be amended as indicated.
Expresses thanks for No. 33, and con- siders that the Governor's recommend- ation of a loan was justifled by the circumstances of the industry.
Sir C. Telegram (Rec. Feb. 19) | Reports continued mortality from
52A To Governor Sir C. Telegram
Bruce.
February 20
55
53
Governor
Bruce,
surrah; requests authority to advance £150,000 in excess of £10,000 already sanctioned to provide mechanical trans- port; proposed amendment of provision for limitation of period during which applications for loan will be received.
Aska for a reply to No. 43
Bir O. Telegram (Rec. Feb. 21) | States, in reply to No. 52A, that he will summon the Council of Government to amend Ordinance 34 as desired on receipt of a reply to No. 52; does not anticipate any difficulty as to amount of the loan.
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56
To Governor Sir C. Telegram
Bruce.
February 21
Telegram
February 21
Approves proposal in No. 52, but states that Ordinance No. 34 should be amended by providing that the sum to be borrowed shall not exceed £220,000.
Explains, in reply to No. 53, that No. 52A should have referred to Ordinance No. 43, not No. 34.
Bir C. Telegram (Rec. Feb. 24) States, in reply to No. 43, that £2,400 is
42
Bruce,
43
Ditto
To Governor Sir C. Telegram January 30
Telegram January 30
States, in reply to No. 40, that the Crown Agents cannot issue Deben- tures without knowing how many are to be repayable in 1904 and in 1905.
565
56
55
Ditto
44
To Treasury and
January 30
War Office.
Trusts that assent will be given to the assumption of the Governor that debt charges to be reimbursed by the planters will be exempted from military contribution as in the case of the loan and referred to in Nos. 22 and 23.
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56
Governor
Bruce.
57
To Crown Agents...
45
War Office ...
46
To Governor Sir C.
31
January 31
January 31
Raises no objection to course taken by
the Governor.
57
Bruce.
Sanctions, with amendment indicated, the "Mechanical Transport Loan Ordinance" and Amendment Ordin-
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58
Governor Sir 0.
Bruce.
40
January 30 (Rec. Feb. 28)
47
To Crown Agents...
January 31
48
Treasury
February 3
58
59
Ditto
ance.
Transmits copies of the Ordinances enclosed in No. 39; authorizes them to raise a sum not exceeding £70,000 when necessary; and instructs them to make the statement as to the ranking of the loan indicated in the prospectus, debenture, bonds, &c.
Raises no objection to proposal in 58
No. 44.
February 25
repayable on June 30, 1904, and the remainder by instalments in 1904 and 1905; suggests that £101,200 of debentures be issued repayable in 1904 and £98,000 in 1905.
Communicates purport of No. 43, and a copy of No. 56; authorizes the issue of debentures suggesteil.
Replies to No. 29 and transmits reports and statement by his Financial Officers regarding the present con- dition of affairs and the method of making the necessary advances.
Telegram (Rec. Mar. 3) States, in reply to No. 54, that an Amending Ordinance has been passed including amendment proposed in No. 42; states that the whole £200,000 may now be raised, that the Crown Agents may apply £22,000 to the general purposes of the colony, and that they may be instructed to borrow up to £70,000 under Ordinance 34.
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