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and.

375

consideration the following

Amended, measure, which the

enquiries of this department-

led him to suppose would

meet the case:

1. The existing proclamation

or proclamations to be repeated

and a New Order in Council to be passed.

2. Public Accounts, wages and

salaries to be forthwith converted

into Dollars

and Cents at 4/2d

Mexican Dollar

Taxes

now payable

in

British money to remain

so payable at the rate of

4/2d.

As

way of relief-

to the holders of such money

& payers of such

taxes-for

a

period

to

[There is a proviso

"authorising the commandeering of Australian currency as

ultimatum warfare which I believe is in force in Imperial Hong Kong 9/30, it

will require repeal with that of 1846)

the term to be left to local legislation

7. Taxes to be limited by local

Proclamation or Ordinance not

to exceed one year, Local Ordinances to be in the

mean time passed, revising such

taxes with a view to their

payment thenceforth

in

Dollars

4. Subject to the foregoing &

the sovereign & half-sovereign excepted, gold and silver

to be legal tender but British

Silver money to be legal tender

for payments not

exceeding 1 Dollars at the reduced rate of 1/7d. per

the Dollar, and British copper

money

at the current rate, for

payments up to 1 Dollar

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and. 375 consideration the following Amended, measure, which the enquiries of this department- led him to suppose would meet the case: 1. The existing proclamation or proclamations to be repeated and a New Order in Council to be passed. 2. Public Accounts, wages and salaries to be forthwith converted into Dollars and Cents at 4/2d Mexican Dollar Taxes now payable in British money to remain so payable at the rate of 4/2d. As way of relief- to the holders of such money & payers of such taxes-for a period to [There is a proviso "authorising the commandeering of Australian currency as ultimatum warfare which I believe is in force in Imperial Hong Kong 9/30, it will require repeal with that of 1846) the term to be left to local legislation 7. Taxes to be limited by local Proclamation or Ordinance not to exceed one year, Local Ordinances to be in the mean time passed, revising such taxes with a view to their payment thenceforth in Dollars 4. Subject to the foregoing & the sovereign & half-sovereign excepted, gold and silver to be legal tender but British Silver money to be legal tender for payments not exceeding 1 Dollars at the reduced rate of 1/7d. per the Dollar, and British copper money at the current rate, for payments up to 1 Dollar
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and. 375 consideration the following Amended, mecture, which the enquiries of this department- leaed him to suppose would meet the case: 1. The existing presclamation or prodcumations / to be repeated and a New Order in Councel tobe passed. 2. Public Accounts, loves and salaries tobe forthwith converted into Dollars and Cents at 4/20 Moshe Dollar کچھ Taxes now payable in British money to remains so paupable at the rate of 4720.- Ay way of relief- to the holders of such money & payers of such Acces-for а period to [There is a feroid" "authenising the commandy of Australian Inverey us uattrogefare which I beleive is in force in Imp. Kony. 9/30, it will require refect with that of 1846) the alpin meat y tarre be leff th | local for retrea 7 Thuite res to be limited by local Proclamation or bidmance out - ay not to exccect one year, Local Ducumances to be in the mean time pamed, revisinf euch laxes with a voir to thevi payment thencefour ard m Wollar 4. Subject to the forecention & the sovereign & heff. swedingn exceptiver, dantellllfand treease to be legal tender but tutish Silver money to le legal tender future for papnents not exceecum of I Wollars at the reduced rate of lif7n 55. 1, the Collar, and Websh copper money at the cant rate, for " fryments up to is Kollar کھ
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and.

375

consideration the following

Amended, mecture, which the

enquiries of this department-

leaed him to suppose would

meet the case:

1. The existing presclamation

or prodcumations / to be repeated

and a New Order in Councel tobe passed.

2. Public Accounts, loves and

salaries tobe forthwith converted

into Dollars

and Cents at 4/20

Moshe Dollar

کچھ

Taxes

now payable

in

British money to remains

so paupable at the rate of

4720.- Ay

way of relief-

to the holders of such money

& payers of such

Acces-for

а

period

to

[There is a feroid"

"authenising the commandy

of Australian Inverey us

uattrogefare which I beleive is in force in Imp. Kony. 9/30, it

will require refect with that of 1846)

the alpin meat y tarre be leff th | local for retrea

7 Thuite res

to be limited by local

Proclamation or bidmance

out

- ay not to exccect one year, Local Ducumances to be in the

mean time pamed, revisinf euch

laxes with a voir to thevi

payment thencefour

ard m

Wollar

4. Subject to the forecention &

the sovereign & heff. swedingn exceptiver, dantellllfand treease

to be legal tender but tutish

Silver money to le legal tender

future for papnents not

exceecum of I Wollars at the reduced rate of lif7n 55. 1,

the Collar, and Websh copper

money

at the cant rate, for

" fryments up to is Kollar

کھ

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