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Despatch N. 9571866

Inclosure N. / in

the Royal Mint.

dies have been received from Moniring if Matrices and Letter from WW. Kinder

107 Jany 1866.

2219

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(Copy)

N.38.

Sir

2 r

The Mint,

Nongthing, December 30th 1865.

Havill be desirable to run the Mint Machinery for a weest or tive ow

mon

copper or brenze, achilst breaking the nuen

inte their duties. The waste on silver

avill probably be very serious at first,

and it will be better to avoid experimental.

working with such a valuable metal. This will not delay the opening of the Mint at the specified time.

As the

of meeting the

necessary expenditure for this preliminary

working I would su

The Nonorable

suggest that permision

The Acting Colonial Secretary.