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and

the War

the letter from Department conveyed to your

We communication of October last.

His Grace expresses

opinion

on

this question

which indeed this

Department has not the

means

of forming a

Judgement. He must

not be supposed to imply

in

any way

that he

favours fixing the Dollar to the rate referred to,

thanks the rate above suggested

ought to be the same

as

that

for the small change of

the

Local

currency.

But

of this separate question

will be

very

prejudiced

one

way

or

another

by

the Lordship's adoption of the suggestions

which he has made

effect of which incidentally

is to put

an

end

to

all legal comparison in

the

Colony, between Dollars and Sterling money, though the use of our

and

forwarding

own copper coins for purposes

of

small

change

and

probably

permanent

of The Duke of Newcastle,

he apprehends the practice

of

if

the Lordship should

agree

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and the War the letter from Department conveyed to your We communication of October last. His Grace expresses opinion on this question which indeed this Department has not the means of forming a Judgement. He must not be supposed to imply in any way that he favours fixing the Dollar to the rate referred to, thanks the rate above suggested ought to be the same as that for the small change of the Local currency. But of this separate question will be very prejudiced one way or another by the Lordship's adoption of the suggestions which he has made effect of which incidentally is to put an end to all legal comparison in the Colony, between Dollars and Sterling money, though the use of our and forwarding own copper coins for purposes of small change and probably permanent of The Duke of Newcastle, he apprehends the practice of if the Lordship should agree
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and ard the War the letter from defuntment comireyed to your We communmoction of Octeter last. His Grace expresses opension vo this question which vindeed this Department has not the means of forming a Judqurents. fudgement . _ He must not be supposed to iiply in any wony that he for puing the Dollar to the services refor thanks the rate aeferred to, ^ ought to be the same us that above sugguste. d for the small change of the Local currency. Bute } 1 381 of this seperate question will be mi wory prejudiced one wayy another by theve Lordslups adeption of the suggeshais which he has made effect of which inciced, is to put an end k all legal comparison in the this Colasy, between Bollars Sterling money, though the use of our and fuarding for cwn misier coins for purposes. of Coral Temporary Cand prebably cawemenal of The Duke of Newcastle, be apprehends the praction of if then Lerkstrips shined Lee
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and

ard

the War

the letter from defuntment comireyed to your

We communmoction of Octeter last.

His Grace expresses

opension

vo

this question

which vindeed this

Department has not the

means

of forming a

Judqurents. fudgement . _ He must

not be supposed to iiply

in

any wony

that he

for puing the Dollar to the services refor

thanks the rate aeferred to,

^

ought to be the same

us

that above sugguste.

d

for the small change of

the

Local

currency.

Bute

}

1

381

of this seperate question

will be mi

wory

prejudiced

one

wayy

another

by

theve Lordslups

adeption of the suggeshais

which he has made

effect of which inciced,

is to put

an

end

k

all legal comparison in

the

this Colasy, between Bollars Sterling money, though the use of our

and

fuarding for

cwn misier coins for purposes.

of Coral Temporary

Cand

prebably

cawemenal

of The Duke of Newcastle,

be apprehends the praction

of

if

then Lerkstrips shined

Lee

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