CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 248

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Hue Colony was

divious

Crown Apperts.

of makeup

bitue

That arrangement was permitted in

order to remedy, the inconveniened prointed

out in

-your

Letter of 14th Serly 1866. My Lords are ready to afford to

the Colony the abwantys of junchasing

Bill on

the Board at the lowest rate as which the Rich in Chay of the Cheet might at the time be disposing of theeen; but the Secretary opstate can readily unait and tint

it was mit intended that Cofs should

any acorne baths Clust by the arrangement.

It has hitherts ween the practice tray such Renvants is might be are by the Colony oltre Imperial Post Office, into the Chest at Dory Kory in Collars at the Joway cate of 4/35 in exchange for certificates payable

agents

6461766

in this Country; and as the Dollars could

be ifreed at the sauce zate, no

suffered by the Chest

loss

If however the Colony

ما

were

permitted to dischage a delt dui altic Imperial Gommement by the payment of Bollers

fre at the current rate of Xchange (now 4/4/2 per doilar) which could only be traced ajoin

at 43 a considerable lob honed be sustained.

dlys och have as crtamed that,

although liter Officer in Cleage of the Chest at stony Kary declined, under their instruction,

Stony Effrant a Bile for the purpose in question, Sir of Macdonneil tras seccceeded in obtaining it by applying for a Bil

of layer (£5000) unda the arrangement sanctioned by this Board; and including in it the amount due the Imperial Post Gin, vyt

amount

₤1795-10.5/2

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