CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 226

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An inquiry has been made by Mr Sun In regarding the omission — He is sent to investigate certain unsatisfactory conditions in Marlborough.

The substitute for this inquiry where financial failure is the principal difficulty is the successful operations of the Mint. I presume it is not those whose views meet Her Majesty's Government and myself. It would, however, be absurd in me at the Commission to waive aside that consideration and bid it pass with all the grand indifference to so paltry an objection, which induces Mr M. Renzie to pronounce financial success a condition over which the "Government can have no control" — whilst he designates those who differ from him "Colonial Croakers".

And here I may pause for a moment to inquire who has the greatest interest in promoting the success of the Mint. Certainly, those whose connection with the Colony is severed, but those who remain — and have to make good by increased taxation the deficiency caused by the financial operation — perhaps no one has a more direct interest in that success than myself, as its absence entails on me the immediate responsibility and personal odium of increasing taxation to replace funds absorbed by the Mint.

Mr McRenzie, however, thinks the Mint could succeed if properly administered and if it had "fair play".

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An inquiry has been made by Mr Sun In regarding the omission — He is sent to investigate certain unsatisfactory conditions in Marlborough. The substitute for this inquiry where financial failure is the principal difficulty is the successful operations of the Mint. I presume it is not those whose views meet Her Majesty's Government and myself. It would, however, be absurd in me at the Commission to waive aside that consideration and bid it pass with all the grand indifference to so paltry an objection, which induces Mr M. Renzie to pronounce financial success a condition over which the "Government can have no control" — whilst he designates those who differ from him "Colonial Croakers". And here I may pause for a moment to inquire who has the greatest interest in promoting the success of the Mint. Certainly, those whose connection with the Colony is severed, but those who remain — and have to make good by increased taxation the deficiency caused by the financial operation — perhaps no one has a more direct interest in that success than myself, as its absence entails on me the immediate responsibility and personal odium of increasing taxation to replace funds absorbed by the Mint. Mr McRenzie, however, thinks the Mint could succeed if properly administered and if it had "fair play". Page 224

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Sun In has asked to have this posegraft the omittic — He is sentis, lesture Sontiranin Marl

compliat The substitute forthis

inquiry where financial

failure is the principal difficulty

224

succesful operations of the Mint. I

presume it is not those whose

that meets Her

Majestys Government

and myself. It would however be

-abourd in me at the Commision

verty

to waive aside that consideration, and bid it pass with all the grand indifference to so paltry objection, which induces Mr M. Henzie to pronounce fricancial success condition over which the "Government

can

have no control - whilst he

is those who differ from

designates

him "Colonial Croatters".

Dul.

And here I

may pause for

moment to inquire who has the

greatest

catest

interest in promoting

promoting the

Certainly

temaña

connection with the Colony is

severed, but those who

remain-

and have to make good by increased

such is

taxcation the deficiency caused by financial operation

Perhaps

no one has

now under trial,

more direct

interest in that success than

as its absence entails

-on

myself,

myself the immediate responsibility and personal odium of increasing. taxation to replace funds absorbed by the mint.

22. Mr Mc

Mr Mr Renzie however thinks the latter could succeed if properly administered" and if it had "fair play

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