CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 274

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Mail would

camey authority to me to

close the Meint if the bouncil and

to the probable fueling of the Community

reference to continuing the establishment Moint at the cast of the bolony.

Community

did not object

and were

willing

J.

to defray the expenses.

fof

me

to

Executive

2. As the object of transmitting that Telegram was evidently to mable take action at once to crocutain the feeling

The Community

J in the matter, summoned a muiting of my bouncil for the earliest day practicable viz: Monday the 24th instant, and invited the bolonial Treasurer, the Unofficial Mimtus of the Legislative Council, the Deputy Commipuny General, Bankers to be prevent.

3.

and all the

I then laid Your Graces Telegram

before them and elicited their opinions

as

Jenclose

H

of the

an extract from the Daily

Shep of this morning, giving a very fair

Space

report of the proceedings, from which your

will perceive that as yet there little indication of any public feeling

appears

.om/

as is

favor of incuring further expense account of the Mint, though, natural, an experiment to interesting cannot be abandoned without requet.

5. At the same time as

at

w

I felt your

CH

Gpare would wish nothing to be hastily

done in the matter, and as it is expedient

after the allusion made to the feelings

by Your Grace

of the Community

com.

the

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