CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6] — Page 62

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sterling

a

certain

There that is to

per centage of the receipts say, if £166 had been

received here during

the

the month as the share

of the Imperial Government for postage this

Government

was

to take measures

bound by the next mail

for paying London, and in

that £100 and

So was

doing

released from all further liability in that

account. The

The Colony might

gain on exchange

but that

in

lose or might

discharging that liability.

the Colony

a matter affecting the

alone, and unconnected with it's duty towards

The Imperial Post

Office.

In proof of this I would point to

the omission in the whole correspondence

(establishing the Post

Office

on

it's present

a

feature of all allusion to Exchange

as

source of Revenue to Her Majesty's

and also to the indisputable fact

Post Office.

indisputable fact that remittances

Since that date have been made on a

different

footing from that which previously prevailed. whilst the Colony has been allowed to make the best terms procurable when remitting

money

to itself.

and to reserve the

Her

gain on Exchange

Majesty's Treasury however officers

other

grounds, and suggests that if the Colony be permitted to discharge a debt due

to the Imperial Government by payment of Dollars (at current rate of Exchange

now

per dollar) which could only be issued again at 4/3, a considerable loss would be sustained.

This argument

however would seem to

be deprived of

its force by its too comprehensive

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59 sterling a certain There that is to per centage of the receipts say, if £166 had been received here during the the month as the share of the Imperial Government for postage this Government was to take measures bound by the next mail for paying London, and in that £100 and So was doing released from all further liability in that account. The The Colony might gain on exchange but that in lose or might discharging that liability. the Colony a matter affecting the alone, and unconnected with it's duty towards The Imperial Post Office. In proof of this I would point to the omission in the whole correspondence (establishing the Post Office on it's present a feature of all allusion to Exchange as source of Revenue to Her Majesty's and also to the indisputable fact Post Office. indisputable fact that remittances Since that date have been made on a different footing from that which previously prevailed. whilst the Colony has been allowed to make the best terms procurable when remitting money to itself. and to reserve the Her gain on Exchange Majesty's Treasury however officers other grounds, and suggests that if the Colony be permitted to discharge a debt due to the Imperial Government by payment of Dollars (at current rate of Exchange now per dollar) which could only be issued again at 4/3, a considerable loss would be sustained. This argument however would seem to be deprived of its force by its too comprehensive
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59

sterling

a

certain

There that is to

per centage of the receipts say, if £166 had been

Ereceived here during

5the

the month as the share

of the Imperial Government for Sestage this

Government

was

to take measures

bound by the next mail

mo

Что толе

in

for paying Sonden, and in

that £100 and

So was

doing

released from all further liability in theat

Eccount. The

The Colony might

gain on exchange

but that

ANOD

in

lose er might

discharging that liability.

the kalony

a matter affecting the

: alone, and inconnected with it's duty towards

The Imperial Just

"

-8

Office.

In proof of this I would point to

: the omifsion in the whole correspondence

11

(establishing the Bost

Office

on

it's present

a

feating of all allusion to Exchange

ab

source of Revenue to Her Majesty's

and also to the indisputable fact

Post Office.

indisputable fact that remittances

Since that date have been made on a

different

footing from that which previously prevailed. whilst the bakony has been allowed to make the best terms procurable when remitting

money

to itself.

q.

and to reserve the

Her

uneasy

on

5th

gain on Exchange

Mujesty's Brewsury however afficers

other

grounds, and suggests that if the batony be permitted to discharge a debt due

te the Imperial Government by payment of Dellurs (ut comment rate of Exchange

now

عنی

H

per dollar) which could only be ifoued again at 4/3, a considerable lefs would be pustained.

This argument

10.

argument however would seem to

be deprived of

ito force by its to comprehensive

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