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Mint since its establishment in May 1866

! Sixteen months back.

8

The Estimates having been laid before Council and my financial statement I made, to which, as being very explanatory in several particulars, I would respectfully refer Your Grace. I received a few days subsequently (on the 30th instant) Your Grace's despatches No 76, 78, and 79 of the 18th and 126th July. These despatches announced the determination of Her Majesty's Government to insist on payment of the Military Contribution and indicated even the intention to charge interest on all arrears. They also forbid the receipt of any revenue collaterally arising from gambling licenses.

Thus on the one hand there was a rigid enforcement of the Colony's liabilities, and on the other the means of partially meeting them, which circumstances had offered were taken away, unexpectedly.

9. The only point of importance which Your Grace's above mentioned despatches left unsettled was that affecting the Mint. This, however, was one of such magnitude that although it was my intention at first to have substituted fresh Estimates for those laid before Council, I feared they might be upset like their predecessors by further despatches intimating either the abolition of Minting or suspension of operations here. I also confess frankly that, as I could not have invited the Legislative Council to reconsider the Estimates,


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Mint since its establishment in May 1866 ! Sixteen months back. 8 The Estimates having been laid before Council and my financial statement I made, to which, as being very explanatory in several particulars, I would respectfully refer Your Grace. I received a few days subsequently (on the 30th instant) Your Grace's despatches No 76, 78, and 79 of the 18th and 126th July. These despatches announced the determination of Her Majesty's Government to insist on payment of the Military Contribution and indicated even the intention to charge interest on all arrears. They also forbid the receipt of any revenue collaterally arising from gambling licenses. Thus on the one hand there was a rigid enforcement of the Colony's liabilities, and on the other the means of partially meeting them, which circumstances had offered were taken away, unexpectedly. 9. The only point of importance which Your Grace's above mentioned despatches left unsettled was that affecting the Mint. This, however, was one of such magnitude that although it was my intention at first to have substituted fresh Estimates for those laid before Council, I feared they might be upset like their predecessors by further despatches intimating either the abolition of Minting or suspension of operations here. I also confess frankly that, as I could not have invited the Legislative Council to reconsider the Estimates, Page 3
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1 Mint since its establishment in May 1866 ! Sixteen months back. 8 The Estimates having been laid before bouncil and my financial statement I mude, to which, as being very explanatory in several particulars, I would respectfully | reler Your Grace. I received a few days subsequently (on the 30th instant) Your 3rd Your Graces despatches No 76, 78, and 19 of the 18th and Th 126th July. These despatches announced the determination of Her Majesty's Government to insist Jom payment of the Military Contribution and indicated even the Cintention to charge interest om all arrears. They also forbid the receipt of any revenue collaterally arising from gambling licenses. Thus om the one hand there was a rigid 955 enforcement of the bolony's liabilities, and on the other the means of partially meeting them, which circumstances had offered were taken away. unexpectedly 9. The only point of importance which Your Space's alove mentioned despatches left unsettled was that affecting the Maint. This, however, was wome that although it was of such magnitude, my intention at Estimates first to have substituted fresh for those laid before bouncil, I feared they might be upset like their predecessors by further despatches intimating either the abolition of Meinting suspension a eperations here. I also confefs frantily that, ab I could not have invited the Legislative bouncil to reconsider the C# CH
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Mint since its establishment in May 1866

! Sixteen months back.

8

The Estimates having been laid

before bouncil and my financial statement I mude, to which, as being very explanatory in several particulars, I would respectfully

|

reler

Your Grace. I received a few days subsequently (on the 30th instant) Your

3rd

Your Graces despatches No 76, 78, and 19 of the 18th and

Th

126th July. These despatches announced the determination of Her Majesty's Government

to insist

Jom

payment of the Military

Contribution and indicated even

the

Cintention to

charge

interest

om

all

arrears.

They also forbid the receipt of any revenue collaterally arising from gambling licenses.

Thus

om

the one hand there was a

rigid

955

enforcement of the bolony's liabilities, and on the other the means of partially meeting

them, which circumstances had

offered

were taken

away.

unexpectedly

9. The only point of importance which Your Space's alove mentioned despatches left unsettled was that affecting the Maint.

This, however,

was wome

that although it

was

of such magnitude,

my

intention at

Estimates

first to have substituted fresh for those laid before bouncil, I feared they might be upset like their predecessors by further despatches intimating either the

abolition of Meinting

suspension a

eperations here. I also confefs frantily that,

ab

I could not have invited the

Legislative bouncil to reconsider the

C#

CH

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