CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 166

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H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat

here

or otherwise The most expedient mode

of making future

an

remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration.

had already anticipated Your Lordship's

wishes by directing

no Bills of longer

date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have

hom

any

conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them.

If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be

drawing bills, I have

Bills, I have agreed

to take

Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into

the Treasury Chest here at the rate

1/3 per dollar.

b.

(meet

of

I trust these arrangements may

meet

Your Lordship's approval.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,

Richard Francis MacDonnell

Governor

Here is the revised version in HTML format as requested:

Page 165

H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat

here

or otherwise The most expedient mode

of making future

an

remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration.

[...] had already anticipated Your Lordship's

wishes by directing

no Bills of longer

date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have

conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them.

If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be drawing bills, I have agreed to take Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into the Treasury Chest here at the rate 1/3 per dollar.

I trust these arrangements may meet Your Lordship's approval.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,

Richard Francis MacDonnell

Governor

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H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat here or otherwise The most expedient mode of making future an remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration. had already anticipated Your Lordship's wishes by directing no Bills of longer date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have hom any conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them. If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be drawing bills, I have Bills, I have agreed to take Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into the Treasury Chest here at the rate 1/3 per dollar. b. (meet of I trust these arrangements may meet Your Lordship's approval. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant, Richard Francis MacDonnell Governor Here is the revised version in HTML format as requested: Page 165 H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat here or otherwise The most expedient mode of making future an remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration. [...] had already anticipated Your Lordship's wishes by directing no Bills of longer date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them. If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be drawing bills, I have agreed to take Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into the Treasury Chest here at the rate 1/3 per dollar. I trust these arrangements may meet Your Lordship's approval. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant, Richard Francis MacDonnell Governor
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165 H. M's Treasury, either through the Commipariat here or otherwise The most expedient mode of making future an remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration. had already anticipated Your Lordship's wishes by directing no Bills of longer date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have hom any conferred with Apistant Commisary General Long on the subject, and agreed ( in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the tommipariat may then be ifaning them. If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commifariat may not to drawing bills, I have Bills, I have agreed to take Greasury Certificates - paying dollars into the Ireasury Christ here at the rate 1/3 per dollar. b. (meet of I trust these arrangements may your Lordship's approval. I have the honor to be, Your Lordships Moost Obedient Servant, Reliand Franes Mardonnell Governor
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H. M's Treasury, either through the Commipariat

here

or otherwise The most expedient mode

of making future

an

remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration.

had already anticipated Your Lordship's

wishes by directing

no Bills of longer

date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have

hom

any

conferred with Apistant Commisary General Long on the subject, and agreed ( in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the tommipariat may then be ifaning them.

If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commifariat may not to

drawing bills, I have

Bills, I have agreed

to take

Greasury Certificates - paying dollars into

the Ireasury Christ here at the rate

1/3 per dollar.

b.

(meet

of

I trust these arrangements may

your Lordship's approval.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordships Moost Obedient Servant,

Reliand Franes Mardonnell

Governor

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