CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 321

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For Sir F. Rogers,

My & have been some time in awaiting a reply by instalments with interest.

If it should appear that the Stamp Act does not produce an increase in the Colony Revenue sufficient to meet the increased Expenditure, it seems essential to the Duke of Buckingham that it will be to levy additional direct taxation on the residents in the Colony.

With regard to the Mint, however, the undersigned writing under this Lordship's consideration, am to state that his Lordship does not consider there is justification to put any further expense on the Colony for that Establishment. If it be required for coining Lordship should be concerned.

It should be considered advantageous & should be enclosed for Imperial Interests if it is then to be for this Locality to decide whether it should be left to keep the mint open for a further period at the Imperial Expense; if it is of no advantage to the Empire, the Duke of Buckingham would then have full discretion to close it.

There is ground for making the Colony support such...

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For Sir F. Rogers, My & have been some time in awaiting a reply by instalments with interest. If it should appear that the Stamp Act does not produce an increase in the Colony Revenue sufficient to meet the increased Expenditure, it seems essential to the Duke of Buckingham that it will be to levy additional direct taxation on the residents in the Colony. With regard to the Mint, however, the undersigned writing under this Lordship's consideration, am to state that his Lordship does not consider there is justification to put any further expense on the Colony for that Establishment. If it be required for coining Lordship should be concerned. It should be considered advantageous & should be enclosed for Imperial Interests if it is then to be for this Locality to decide whether it should be left to keep the mint open for a further period at the Imperial Expense; if it is of no advantage to the Empire, the Duke of Buckingham would then have full discretion to close it. There is ground for making the Colony support such...
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Si F. Rogers will

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& have bem sime

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Epaid by amacal insert. instalments with

interest.

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f it should appear

that the Stamp Act

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does not produce increase in the Col' Revenue sufficient meet the quercased Expendition, it seems

of the

to the Duke of Buckingham that it will be essential

to levy additional direct taxation on the

usidents in the Colony.

With regard

If the Mint

the Latine reberling however, the antersued writing

да

imder this Lerdeluper Coruduration,

am to trat

beyond what may.

state that his prie

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the Colony the Exhence of for that Estatt. If it he

le requered for wrading Lordston should

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of consern.

2007 or

or consedling it ad vantapons

tal & should he

Eclosed.

& Imperial Interests it are then be for this Leadlity to may be expedient

dinded whether it should be lefts

keep the mint open

for a further period at Int the Imperial Expense;

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Duke Buckingham

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full discection to close it.

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the

ground for making

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