CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 412

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The Circumstances under

I which I have taken this step

are

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In the 2nd Instant M. Noble

the manager of

the

Agra

and

United Service Brank addressed a letter to this Government stating that his directors had authorized him to issue urtes in this Colony

on

demand, requesting

give the

payable the Government to

necessary instructions to its officers to accept these notes, and submitting the Deed of Settlement and

notarial Copy

of a case and the

of

oxinion thereon ofster Majesty's

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Attorney General and Solicitor

498

General and Mr. Charles Pollock which is to the effect, that the Agra and United Service Bank have power to isme in china notes payable In such sum as

on demand

they think

proper, provided by is doing they

to not infringe any

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local law.

I sent this letter and the documents above specified to the Attorney General who replied, that he knew of no law which rendered

such issue illegal here, and

any

he was

therefore of opinion that it is competent for the Agra and