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Crown Agents for Post Office

and Money

Order peerpozesinstead of remitting, and

this accumulates

rale

course

money

here at the

of about $6,000 a month, and of

exhaust

funds

at home at

the same rate. It is, I confess

the

20

confers with

greatest reluctance that I suggest

very

un

economical an

arrangement as remitting money home

to have it sent out again,

but the

£5000 each mouth during four

" months,"

$175,

Our reserve balance its at

present $44-144,000, of which about

000 will be required for Public Works and $100,000 to pay for coins,

leaving $139, 000 sindisposed of. (Signed) Asister

Colonial Treasurer-

Treasury

September 2th 18871

of

above-quoted instructions are distinct,

and it may turn out that most

the

money

so remitted

may

be

expended at home.

I the

therefore beg to recommend

that the following telegram be

despatched to the Searetary of State :=

" Instruct Crown Agent stop selling

" securities, draw on

đang trong

£5,000