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had been melted into bars previously.

10.

In the ordinary cause of Minting business—according to which the melting and coining should be going on simultaneously—the mint has never proved its capacity to coin for ten days consecutively anything like $10,000 per day—and I submit that we must test the mint's capacity by results obtained in the ordinary routine of its regular work and not by results cooked up by irregular and deceptive mode of operation.

I do not believe, and I think Mr. Kinder is of the same opinion, that with the present machinery and staff we could count upon, under the most favorable circumstances, a better monthly average than $10,000 to $12,000 Dollars per day. This showing that as far as the Colony is concerned—and that is what the Executive of the Colony is bound to consider primarily—we have entered into what never can be otherwise than a losing speculation.

Freely admitting that if bullion were supplied to us, we might procure additional Machinery and increase the staff—our outlay would be enlarged and annual expenses increased—and it would require probably the coinage of some $40,000 a month to pay expenses, a result which even now hardly appears possible to be achieved.

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had been melted into bars previously. 10. In the ordinary cause of Minting business—according to which the melting and coining should be going on simultaneously—the mint has never proved its capacity to coin for ten days consecutively anything like $10,000 per day—and I submit that we must test the mint's capacity by results obtained in the ordinary routine of its regular work and not by results cooked up by irregular and deceptive mode of operation. I do not believe, and I think Mr. Kinder is of the same opinion, that with the present machinery and staff we could count upon, under the most favorable circumstances, a better monthly average than $10,000 to $12,000 Dollars per day. This showing that as far as the Colony is concerned—and that is what the Executive of the Colony is bound to consider primarily—we have entered into what never can be otherwise than a losing speculation. Freely admitting that if bullion were supplied to us, we might procure additional Machinery and increase the staff—our outlay would be enlarged and annual expenses increased—and it would require probably the coinage of some $40,000 a month to pay expenses, a result which even now hardly appears possible to be achieved. Page 359
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had been metted into bars previously.

10.

In the ordinary

cause of Minting

business- acending to which the melting

and crining should be going on simultaneusly

the mint has never proved

proved it's capacity

to erin

for

len

days

consecutively anything

like 10,000 dollars per day - and In

submit that we must test the mints

Capacity by results obtained in the - ordinary routine of its regular work and not by results Cooked up by irregular and deceptive mode of operation.

an

I do not believe and I think

Mr. Kinder is of the same opining that

: with the present Machmiery

staff

amo

we could counts undu the most

lub

tut abov

گر مجھ کو

results

fores

You ha Allen th miccused

359

on on m

moking

a

favorable circumstances better monthly average than 10 m 12. thins and Dollars per day,

this shoring

that as

for

WA

the

Colmy

is mennist

and that is what the Excentive of the is bound to consider primarily

Colony

we have entered into what never can

be otherwise than a losing speculation.

Loere

freely

Admitting that if bullion supplied to us we might procure additional Machinery and increase

the staff-

our intlay would be enlarged

and ammul expenses increasets,

anst

its would require probably the Crinage

of

some $ 40,000

a result which

a

even

day to pay expenses,

the most sanguine

now hardly amecivo posible to ben

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