CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 41

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futile in suggestion on that point, though subsequently, when the Bill had gone through Committee I offered to recommit that item, and we expressed my willingness to defer the final passing of the measure if the official members could suggest a material improvement.

123. One of them did not consider 1 per cent too much to put on Bank notes, and the others seemed unprepared to offer any suggestion. The Bill therefore passed in its present shape, and no alteration will be made now in the Tariff, until the Revenue, which it may yield, shall have been ascertained.

24. In anticipation of Her Majesty's Government reserving no veto on the measure, I enclose a requisition for the necessary Stamps and stamping materials. At the same time, as no one here is specially conversant with such matters, it would seem advisable that general instructions should be drawn up by an experienced officer, and some sketch given of the Rules for the conduct and accounts of the establishment necessary to carry out the Ordinance.

25. I am anxious to avoid the cost of an additional department, and as the Treasurer has apparently less to do than the Heads of most other departments, I think it quite possible to put the work under the Treasurer, augmenting his staff.

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40 futile in suggestion on that point, though subsequently, when the Bill had gone through Committee I offered to recommit that item, and we expressed my willingness to defer the final passing of the measure if the official members could suggest a material improvement. 123. One of them did not consider 1 per cent too much to put on Bank notes, and the others seemed unprepared to offer any suggestion. The Bill therefore passed in its present shape, and no alteration will be made now in the Tariff, until the Revenue, which it may yield, shall have been ascertained. 24. In anticipation of Her Majesty's Government reserving no veto on the measure, I enclose a requisition for the necessary Stamps and stamping materials. At the same time, as no one here is specially conversant with such matters, it would seem advisable that general instructions should be drawn up by an experienced officer, and some sketch given of the Rules for the conduct and accounts of the establishment necessary to carry out the Ordinance. 25. I am anxious to avoid the cost of an additional department, and as the Treasurer has apparently less to do than the Heads of most other departments, I think it quite possible to put the work under the Treasurer, augmenting his staff.
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futile in suggestion on that point, though subsequiely, when the Bill had

gine

through Committer I offered to recommit

that item, and wen e

expressed my willingness to defer the final passing of the

of the measure-

if the

their

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improvement

way to a material improv

de Pariff.

123.

of

One of them did not consider 1. per cent too much to put on Baust notes, and the othus seemed unprepared to offer any suggestion. The Bill

ANDI

chierefore passed in its preussent shape, and no alteration

be made now in the

Pariff, will the Revenue, which it may guild,

24.

shall have been asentamed.

In anticipation of Her Majesty's

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Government serving ne vasor

Enclosure the,

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for

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asure,

mai

for disallowing

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the necessary Stamps and stamping

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conversant mich such

matters it would seem advisable that

general instinctions should be drawn up

ly an

ereperienced officer, and some sketch given of the Rules for the conduct and accounts of the establishment pressary t

out the Ordinance.

carry out

25

cost of a

an

I am amoions to avoid the

of an additional

additional deportment, and

the Preasmer has apparenity lefs to de than the Heads of most other departments, I thinst it quite possible to put the the Ivasurer, augmenting his

work an

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