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desirous that this despatch and it's enclosures should be seen by M. Graham who possibly have some observations

to make and who

may

appears

on the

17th April not to have been

aware

of

the decision of

the

of

23

2841

323

inclusive, only 44.522 ounces had been coined the waste

being 660 Oz..

it would take

At this rate

year

and

Cham

half for the Mink to coin the

Silver now stored in it's Vaults

and consequently you must not be surprised to hear that the Banks

beginning to

are

call in their bullion - as there

evidently many

zu also

are

Suas:

4323

profitable

Juus

6005

the

Colonial Government as

conveyed in W. Meran's 1.23

the 31st January last.

Mr Graham should

further be apprised

that

apparently it is still dubious

experiment of

Mint will succeed. According

to the monthly analysis from the 7th May to the 8th June

how

far

the

uses

other more

there

for money

leaving it idle in the mint.

Neither

aru

I able to

report that matters are

improving,

as in the last two

working days only 1824 Dollars