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at a greatly increased strength,

as

to

enable it to take advantage of the brief periods when Minting may become profitable to the Public.

36. Much of the Commission hesitates to recommend either of those alternatives for they do not advise increasing the Mint's mechanical power, and nevertheless they do advise keeping

the establishment open. That advice would therefore entail

a continuance

of the

the

present costly expenditure, without affording

any additional chance of recouping it

when

37.

an

occasion might offer. I therefore disagree with

a conclusion that obviously contradicts the

premises -

I cannot

but

a

Colony without funds to meet its liabilities, and is eventually obliged

to give up

even the drainage

of roads and

damage of a portion of the town, as well as to abandon other works of

Public utility

in consequence of the pressure occasioned by the large capital already sunk in

establishing the Mint whilst

fresh taxation to a considerable amount

has recently been imposed to meet the current expenditure, it would appear

extremely hard to insist on this Community continuing a large annual expenditure

on

an undertaking whose success

is

pronounced by the most competent parties to be extremely improbable if not altogether hopeless.

Despatch from Secretary of State No 156

No57766

14th Feb 1866

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233 at a greatly increased strength, as to enable it to take advantage of the brief periods when Minting may become profitable to the Public. 36. Much of the Commission hesitates to recommend either of those alternatives for they do not advise increasing the Mint's mechanical power, and nevertheless they do advise keeping the establishment open. That advice would therefore entail a continuance of the the present costly expenditure, without affording any additional chance of recouping it when 37. an occasion might offer. I therefore disagree with a conclusion that obviously contradicts the premises - I cannot but a Colony without funds to meet its liabilities, and is eventually obliged to give up even the drainage of roads and damage of a portion of the town, as well as to abandon other works of Public utility in consequence of the pressure occasioned by the large capital already sunk in establishing the Mint whilst fresh taxation to a considerable amount has recently been imposed to meet the current expenditure, it would appear extremely hard to insist on this Community continuing a large annual expenditure on an undertaking whose success is pronounced by the most competent parties to be extremely improbable if not altogether hopeless. Despatch from Secretary of State No 156 No57766 14th Feb 1866
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at a greatly increased shength,

as

to

enable it to take advantage of the brief frieds when Minting may become I profitable to the Public.

36. Mucartelof the Commifsion hesitates to recommend either of those alternatives for they do not advise increasing the Mint's mechanical power, and nouaitulas they do advise Keeping

neveriteles,

the establishment open. That advice would

sherefore entail

a

carlimu

awee

of the

the

present costly expenditure, sichert affording

any additional chance of recouping it

when

37.

an

occasion might offer. I therefore disagree with

obviously contradicts the

conclusion that

fremvises -

po

I cannet

ma per ev

but

a

Ful

when this Colony is without funds be

Vide Goonner meet it's liabilities, and is oveturally obliged

to see.

of State No 156

No57766

14th 2007/66 lo-give up

she

even the draina

ao s

carstinction of reads and

amage of a portion of the town, well as to abandon ther works of.

Public utility

in consequence of the pressure occasioned by the large capital already

sunil m

establishing the Mint whilst

fresh laveation to a

tavsation to a considerable amount

been

has recently bur imposed to meet the current expenditure, it would appear

extremely hard to insist on this Community continuing a large annual expenditure

on

aw

underlathing whose success

is

pronounced by the most competent parties to be extremely improbable if not altogestin hopeles.

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