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whilst throughout, though guarding himself by saying he is not competent to speak on the efficiency of the Staff, he conveys the idea that its inferiority is one cause of the Mint's failure and that it is unequal to its duties, asserting that Government should do its duty to the mint. I will venture to say that it would be extremely difficult for Her Majesty's Government to replace the superior Officers of the existing Staff with advantage.
and I entirely agree with the remarks of the Commission of Inquiry on that subject.
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It is quite true, however, that the Mint can only succeed by providing an effective staff as well as the requisite Machinery. Both the Staff and Machinery, however, were sent from England under the direct superintendence of Her Majesty's Government, and though there was unavoidably much local experience to acquire on the part of the former, and they have at least learned the folly of expecting Public support unless the Public can profitably use the Mint.
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The Machinery originally supplied was utterly insufficient, and for that reason, when I invited Mr. Masters and Renzie to visit the Mint in my company last September and saw the superiority of a French press then newly put up, I suggested to Mr. Kinder (the master of the Mint) the expediency of making a requisition for additional Machinery. He had...
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whilst throughout, though guarding
himself by saying to speakt
he is not competent on the efficiency of the Staff,
he conveys the idea that it's inferiority
is one
cause
of the Mint's failure and
that it is unequal to it's duties, asserting
Government should do its
duty
mint. I will venture to
say
that it
would be extremely difficult for Her Majesty's Government to replace the
superior Officers of the existing Staff
with ad
advantage.
and I
entirely
agree
with the remarks of the Commission
of Inquiry
on that subject.
that the
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of Her Majesty's Government,
experience
to
acquire
on the part of the
former, and they have at least learned
the folly of expecting Public support unless the Public can profitably
use the
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a
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invited Mr. M & Renzie
reason when I
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French Tress then newly put up
suggested
to Mr Kinder (the master
of the Mint) the expediency of making.
requisition for additional Machinery
bthad
had he he havot
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