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As regards the Proclamation I am of opinion that it should forthwith be revoked, because in the first place it is at present wholly inoperative, secondly, because the systematic evasion of it which circumstances have forced the local Government to connive at, has pointed out, to bring discredit on the functions of Government; and above all because of the insecure foundation upon which the present practice rests, inasmuch as the legality of the Judicial decision in favour of Mr. Arbuthnot has been questioned by Mr. Treasury, 20 Aug /58.
As another chief Justice now presides over the Supreme Court it might at any time be reversed. No time could be more favourable for making the change. I would therefore, as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made, withdraw the existing Proclamation and substitute for it another declaring the Dollars of Spain, Mexico, and the South American States of full and proper weight and value the only legal tender.
A local Ordinance should at the same time be passed declaring that whenever British Sterling Money has been specified in any former Ordinance whether as payments to be made to or by the Government,
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As regards the Proclamation I am of opinion that it should forthwith be revoked, because in the first place it is at present wholly insperative, secondry, because the systernatic | cvasion of it which circumstances
the local Government
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Have forced fis calculated, spointed out, to bring discutit on
the functions of Government; and above all because of the insecure doundation upon which the present practice rests, inasmuch
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Treasury 20 Aug /58.
as
the
Egality of the Indicial decision
I think
fairly
[questioned, and as another chief
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Justice now
presides
the
over
of
Arbuthnot
Supreme Count it might at
any
timme be reversed. No time could be
more favourable for making the change I would therefore,
as
soon as
the
necessary arrangements can be made, withdraw the existing Proclamation and substitute for it another declaring the Dollars of Spain, Mexico, and the South American States of full and proper weight and valive the only legal tender.
A local Adinance should at the same time be passed declaring that whenever British Sterling Money has been specified in
Ardinance whether
any
former
as payments to
be made to or by the Governments,
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