CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 306

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threw

penny per dollar lower blows the drawing rate : for example, if the rate at which orders Are issued be 21/11/2, the rate at which orders

would be paid from the United Kingdom here would be 24/5½. This margin of One penny per dollar is desirable as a security against persons in this United Kingdom drawing largely on the three

Offices whenever the rate of exchange would

make such a course

profitable.

27

In order to simplify the accounts

and avoid as far as possible any

trouble, we

propose

to close

this transaction by every mail sent to England by forwarding a

statement

of

the money

orders issued and paid at

these three Offices accompanying it by Bank Bill, for the

balance which may

appear in favour of the United Kingdom. Having Consulted the manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, he has expressed his perfect

willingness to assist this Post Office in this matter by furnishing from time

to time the rates

of exchange at which the Bank is drawing Bills of Exchange

on England and by giving

us

Bills at such

rate for any balance which it may be necessary to remit to England.

Arrangement by which we shall

Secure

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threw penny per dollar lower blows the drawing rate : for example, if the rate at which orders Are issued be 21/11/2, the rate at which orders would be paid from the United Kingdom here would be 24/5½. This margin of One penny per dollar is desirable as a security against persons in this United Kingdom drawing largely on the three Offices whenever the rate of exchange would make such a course profitable. 27 In order to simplify the accounts and avoid as far as possible any trouble, we propose to close this transaction by every mail sent to England by forwarding a statement of the money orders issued and paid at these three Offices accompanying it by Bank Bill, for the balance which may appear in favour of the United Kingdom. Having Consulted the manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, he has expressed his perfect willingness to assist this Post Office in this matter by furnishing from time to time the rates of exchange at which the Bank is drawing Bills of Exchange on England and by giving us Bills at such rate for any balance which it may be necessary to remit to England. Arrangement by which we shall Secure
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threw penny per dollar lower blows the drawing rate : for example, if the rate at which orders Are issued be 21/11/2, the rate at which orders would be paño from the Marited Kingdows here would be 24/512. This margin of One peny per dollar is desirable as a security against persons in this thuited King down drawing largely on the there Offices whenever the rate of exchange would tuste sucha la course 27 profitable. In order to simplify the accounts and avoid as far as possible any thren, we in adjusting the propose lose to close this transaction by every mail sent to England by forwarding a en statement of of the money orders issued and paid at gorden this theree Offices accompanying it by Bank Bill, for many balance which may appear in favour of the Murated Singson Having Consulted, the teamager of this. Houghing and, Shaughan Banking. Corporations he has expresoed, his perfect ཆོས་མ is willingness to assist this Post Office, & this matter by furnishing, from time to time, the rates of exchanges, at arhich m the Bank to drawing Bills of Exchange England acids by giving ow Bills est such ratio for any balance which it may be recessary to remit to England, Arrangement by which we shalls - Secure
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threw

penny per dollar lower blows the drawing rate : for example, if the rate at which orders Are issued be 21/11/2, the rate at which orders

would be paño

from the Marited Kingdows here would be 24/512. This margin of One peny per dollar is desirable as a security against persons in this thuited King down drawing largely on the there

Offices whenever the rate of exchange would

tuste sucha la course

27

profitable.

In order to simplify the accounts

and avoid as far as possible any

thren, we

in adjusting the

propose

lose

to close

this transaction by every mail sent to England by forwarding a

en statement

of

of the money

orders issued and paid at

gorden

this theree Offices accompanying it by Bank Bill, for many

balance which may

appear in favour of the Murated Singson Having Consulted, the teamager of this. Houghing and, Shaughan Banking. Corporations he has expresoed, his perfect

ཆོས་མ

is

willingness to assist this Post Office, & this matter by furnishing, from time

to time, the rates

of exchanges, at arhich m

the Bank to drawing Bills of Exchange

England acids by giving

ow

Bills est such

ratio for any balance which it may be recessary to remit to England,

Arrangement by which we shalls -

Secure

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