CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 354

10.

350

mainly to call for remark in the communications

that have

ed between the Colonial...

passed

and Home Governments on this subject.

Respecting the alteration in the public accounts and the changes which this bring about in the levying of fines, fees rents, -postages, and other sources of revenue, it is

only necessary

may

to

sary

that they all appear

to be steps in the right direction towards

uniform

desirable

establishing that simple and measure of value which is so very

As

a

Commercial reforme. reform.

Assuming that

New Order

any

Currency.

Лис

Are S

Satisfied

that

any Superscasion

of the existing mixed coinage of smaller

denominations than a dollar must be

gradual, and we

very

therefore think that it would be most advisable to commence the experiment

by the introduction of those coins which new or least plentiful here,

here, leaving to the substitution of new half

period

d

for

dollars

a

are

later

and quarter

the Endless varietie of small coins

which at present de duty under their names.

In this view, and

looking to the

Admitted and Serions wits Cansed by the

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and uncertain value of the Chinese

in bonneil with make the Dollar and its

parts

the

only legal tender, our attention

has been principally directed to the Subsidiary

Cornage

small change of the proposed

fluctuating

Copper Cash,

we consider the new Cash or mil.

ΟΥ

of

the System,

and strongly recommend

The Specimen Coin

the basis

its early introduction.