CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 109

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It is so as to prevent their falling under any circumstances to a discount it should endeavour to do so by keeping the supply as early as possible in line with the demand to prevent any premium becoming attached to them. The inhabitants of a community will always demand a certain supply of the new coinage on which they legitimately expect to reap a certain profit when it is issued. And when it endeavours to enhance that profit by limiting the supply or any other consideration than that of the demand for it, it runs the risk of causing considerable mischief; and this, it appears, your predecessor has fallen into when he allowed the issue to be dependent on the rate of exchange.

MINUTE.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Malcolm.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Herbert.

Mr. Lowther.

Lord Carnarvon.

108 of the 26th inst. The notification that tenders would be called for appears to have been done on a sound principle. I hope that this principle has been sufficiently appreciated by the Officers of your Department, and I instruct you to ensure that there are clear instructions that no subsidiary coins representing parts of a dollar be issued under any circumstances except in exchange for dollars of the same nominal value, and on condition that the Bank or other party receiving them undertakes not to dispose of them at a profit.

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It is so as to prevent their falling under any circumstances to a discount it should endeavour to do so by keeping the supply as early as possible in line with the demand to prevent any premium becoming attached to them. The inhabitants of a community will always demand a certain supply of the new coinage on which they legitimately expect to reap a certain profit when it is issued. And when it endeavours to enhance that profit by limiting the supply or any other consideration than that of the demand for it, it runs the risk of causing considerable mischief; and this, it appears, your predecessor has fallen into when he allowed the issue to be dependent on the rate of exchange. MINUTE. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Malcolm. Mr. Meade. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Lowther. Lord Carnarvon. 108 of the 26th inst. The notification that tenders would be called for appears to have been done on a sound principle. I hope that this principle has been sufficiently appreciated by the Officers of your Department, and I instruct you to ensure that there are clear instructions that no subsidiary coins representing parts of a dollar be issued under any circumstances except in exchange for dollars of the same nominal value, and on condition that the Bank or other party receiving them undertakes not to dispose of them at a profit.
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itte so as

to prevent their falling

Under any circumstances to a

discount it should endeavour

to

by keeping the supply an early as possible Ghid to the demand to

Brevent any premium becoming

Eltached to them. The

hants of a community will

ilways demand a certain

Supply of the all coinage on

which you. legitimately

preap

Peeps certain profit

in

int-when it endeavour t Enhance that profit-by limiting the supply or any

ker consideration than that- The demand for it, it mans ...with of causing considerable Mischief: and this enor your, redecessor appears to ha to have fallen into when be allowed the issove to be

dekin lent on the rate of exchange

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Mor.

MINUTE.

Mor Kramston.

Mor. Malcolm.

Mr. Moeade.

Mor. Herbert.

Mr. Lowther

Lord Carnarvon.

108

of the 26th funct 8. The notification that #hap

teaders would be called

for appears to their

fagdan, untal principle. Comper has

that this per

hot bear hufficiently

appreciated by the Offices of your you!

& instruct you

and there

you will have the foodness

to isme mistractions that

no sabidiary coins reprecation parts of a dollar be isted under any column-

-stances except in

exchange for dollars of the same nominal value,

and on condition that the Bank or other party fat receiving them undertakes. not to dispose of them at

profit. It

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