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Bronze Mils, and

that the

of the crimage of express your regret instructions which

you

have from

the

time to time given for keeping Agents in sufficient funds have

not been attended to

I

confess

I

am

at a loss

to comprehend in what

those Instructions could have been

more fully complied with

Know of

M

I

other way for remitting

moncy than in the form of Bills through the Banks here- and it

that at the time when

appears

there

was

a

question of making

the above payment the Agents

actually

had in their hands, and

Mr. Sargeannt states in his letter that they had, srills of rechange the part of the

for £25000 Colony.

as

As those Bills were

just

available

as

Cash, I cannot

the

Agents

admit the propriety of

speaking of the account of the Colony

ay

being Overpaid by £10,500-

because that statement is calculated to mislead, as it implies that good wills of Exchange. are not available assets- and because they might, if necesary, have

obtained

them

your

sauction to cash

If however it be

your

wish