CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868 — Page 279

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point of view is probable, if the mint is maintained,

period for a further limited

Such a contribution can only be the demands made by meeting by the officer in charge of the Treasury Request by a supply of Bar Silver for the purpose of being coined into Dollars, to be issued in payment of salaries

In China and Japan by a loan to the Colony to enable a supply of silver to be obtained for coining purposes - being the measure by A. Robinson

withdrawing any measures suggested by reducing claim on account of the Military Contribution, as suggested by the present Governor - or by direct vote to be submitted to Parliament.

My Lords would here observe (with reference to the statement by Sir A. Robinson) that no trace can be found in this Department of any intention having existed on the part of H. M. Government to afford any assistance towards the cost of the Establishment either directly or indirectly - but it would appear from the memoranda and private correspondence attached to the papers, that the arrangement was given on the express consent of this Board, on the understanding that no charge should fall on the Imperial Exchequer - this would seem to have been admitted by

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277 point of view is probable, if the mint is maintained, period for a further limited Such a contribution can only be the demands made by meeting by the officer in charge of the Treasury Request by a supply of Bar Silver for the purpose of being coined into Dollars, to be issued in payment of salaries In China and Japan by a loan to the Colony to enable a supply of silver to be obtained for coining purposes - being the measure by A. Robinson withdrawing any measures suggested by reducing claim on account of the Military Contribution, as suggested by the present Governor - or by direct vote to be submitted to Parliament. My Lords would here observe (with reference to the statement by Sir A. Robinson) that no trace can be found in this Department of any intention having existed on the part of H. M. Government to afford any assistance towards the cost of the Establishment either directly or indirectly - but it would appear from the memoranda and private correspondence attached to the papers, that the arrangement was given on the express consent of this Board, on the understanding that no charge should fall on the Imperial Exchequer - this would seem to have been admitted by

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wint of view is probable, if the mint

is maintained,

reriod

7 for a further Amited

Such a contribution cau

only be the demands made

made, by meeting

by the officer in charge of the Treasury Euest by a supply of Bar Silver for the purpose of being corned into Dollars,

: issued in payment of salaries

to be

In in China and Japan

by a

loan tothe Colony to enable a supply

of silver tobe obtained for coming purposes - being the me

by in A. Robuison

withdrawing any

measures suggested

by reducing

clain on account.

of the Military Contribution.

suggested by the present fovernor-or

direct rote the submitted to

Parliament.

My Lords would here observe

(with reference to the statement by

existed on the

Sir A. Robinson (that no trace can be found in this Department of any intention having

the part of A. M. Jovernment to afford ams assistance towards the cost of the Establishment either directly indirectly - but it would appear pom- the memoranda and private corresponden attached to the papers, that the

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ན--

on the express

consent of this Board Cottie arrangement was given understanding that no charge should on the Imperial Exchequer - this would seem to have been admitted

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