CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 301

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29.

moment to the merchants whose Pok office accounts me settled monthly,

of the revenue received in dollars at 4½ that two third of office is received the From the Dollars as received the Colonial share is deducted and paid into the : Treasury in dollars at 4/2 the balance of the Dollars

2. - and fre 223 lose _ is paid into the Commissariat chest where it accumulates and will I suppore have eventually to be remitted to England - Thers the Colony derives the profit on the Portages paid in dollars and the Enverist Government bears the lose on those paid in Sterling which a bill on London, to me to be be by arrangement. in Sterling for the amount - calculating 2. cach dollar at 4/2" the rate at which it was received _ is purchased and remitted to England; the profit on the Dollars about 12 per cent being given by the Superial Government to the Colony. De Sterling throney received at the Post Office - there being no way which it can be bispored of without

30. appears mesmo an equitable I would suggest as a remedy that the Colony be allowed to provide postage stamps and that the portale rates be inseribed them not in Sterling but in cents at the rate of ½ to the Dollen;- (shus a fo rate will be 12 Cents). That the use there shamp of

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49 29. moment to the merchants whose Pok office accounts me settled monthly, of the revenue received in dollars at that two third of office is received the From the Dollars as received the Colonial share is deducted and paid into the : Treasury in dollars at 4/2 the balance of the Dollars 2. - and fre 223 lose _ is paid into the Commissariat chest where it accumulates and will I suppore have eventually to be remitted to England - Thers the Colony derives the profit on the Portages paid in dollars and the Enverist Government bears the lose on those paid in Sterling which a bill on London, to me to be be by arrangement. in Sterling for the amount - calculating 2. cach dollar at 4/2" the rate at which it was received _ is purchased and remitted to England; the profit on the Dollars about 12 per cent being given by the Superial Government to the Colony. De Sterling throney received at the Post Office - there being no way which it can be bispored of without 30. appears mesmo an equitable I would suggest as a remedy that the Colony be allowed to provide postage stamps and that the portale rates be inseribed them not in Sterling but in cents at the rate of ½ to the Dollen;- (shus a fo rate will be 12 Cents). That the use there shamp of
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49 29. moment to the merchants whose Pok office accounts me cettled monthly, of the revenue of received in dollars at 4°/2° that twos third "ffice is received the From the Dollars as received the Colonial share is deducted and paid into the : Treasury in dollars at 4/2 the balance of balance of the Dollars 2. - and fre 223 lose _ is paid into the Commissariat chest where it accumulates and will I suppore have eventually to be remitted to England - Thers the Colony derives the profit on the Portages paid in dollars and the Enverist Government bears the lose on those paid in Sterling which a bill on London, to me to be be by arrangement. in Sterling for the amount - calculating 2. cach dollar at 4/2" the rate at which it was received _ is purchased and remitted to England; the profit on the Dollars about 12 per cent being given by the Superial Government to the Colony. De Sterling throney received at the Post Office - there being no way which it can be bispored of without 30. appears mesmo an equitable I would suggest as a remedy that the Colony be allowed to provide postage stamps and that the portale rates be inseribed them not in Sterling д but in cents at the rate of 1/2" to the Dollen;- (shus a fo rate will be 12 Cents). That the use there shamp of
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49

29.

moment to the merchants whose Pok

office accounts me cettled monthly,

of

the revenue of received in dollars at 4°/2°

that twos third "ffice is received

the

From the Dollars as received the Colonial

share is deducted and paid into the

: Treasury in dollars at 4/2

the balance of

balance of the Dollars

2.

- and fre

223

lose _ is paid into the Commissariat chest where it accumulates and will

I

suppore have eventually to be remitted to England - Thers the Colony derives

the

profit on the Portages paid in dollars and the Enverist Government bears the

lose on those paid in Sterling which

a

bill on London,

to me to be

be by

arrangement.

in Sterling for the amount - calculating

2.

cach dollar at 4/2" the rate at which it was received _ is purchased and remitted to England; the profit on the Dollars about 12 per cent being given by the Superial Government to the Colony. De Sterling throney received at the Post Office - there being no way

which it can be bispored of without

30.

appears

mesmo

an

equitable

I would suggest

as a

remedy

that the Colony be allowed to provide

postage stamps and that the portale rates be inseribed

them not in Sterling

д

but in cents at the rate of 1/2" to the Dollen;- (shus a fo rate will be 12 Cents). That the use

there shamp

of

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