CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 80

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5.

There has also been some illness

in the staff connected with the~ premetting deportment

- so that

although the supply of Bullion has

bun practically unlimited- I am

Sorry

done

by

Day

that little has yet been

yet

the Mint itself. In fact

there will be no co

courage there till...

Wednesday next the 16th Instant-

though the Establishment opined

on

Monday the 17th,

6.

hitherto of

to deal with the amount

The inadequacy

the mint staff

of

Bullion sent in muat in Equity ~

induce me to concede a

longer time

alread

aft

2

for corage fue of Seignorage, then was

>

*

origivially named.

79

When the conditions on

which

Analrame 3

the opening of the mint were to be finally determined, it was decided by myself in Council that we should not bind the action of this Government.

in so novel an exc

experiment for a longer

ferried than one month - Accordingly I issued the enclosed holification stating that bullion to would be received

for

"Annage free from seignnage) for a month" from the date of the opening

of

the mint.

8

As the Bankers and othus

who have favored the Mint with so

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