CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 118

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operation has been entirely lost

sight of . if

had borrowed here

the Colonial Treasurer would draw

on wo, and in that case the prevaloned

of

a

low rate of exchange woordd

increase the number

wor

of

dollars at

his disposal, that in dealing with questions of intmed the remittances would be quite unsignificant in amount

should it be forgotten

Ao

compared with the drafts against

the Capital.

Commission and other

altondant expenses which Mr March

printing, Avertising Starifs

117

De

have not hitherts amounted to

1⁄2 per Cent making the total shange

for Commission and expenses thom

one

lezo

per Cent - No comparison

Can of Cotvrde

be

made between.

and

this pale and ordinary Banking charges for pimilar pervices, doubt the experience of

of

The Man

Mamager

the Stong Kong and Changhai

Bank

amply justifies his assertion that and

changer I

are

pecus.

· generally very

to me

are unsound in

out no

heavy.

that Mr Marsh's principles

prospect that

other

a

pray.

le holds

loan will not

be required within a short period, but he propose to limit the yeady expenditune

Works already

A

rega do

that he is able to estimate unable

Pay

would observe that the rate

of

Commission is laid down in the Cricular Derbatch of the Learetaing

Public delay

of

of the 31 Dec. 1863,

State

and that the Attendant cxpenses, vizit

printing

then completion,

commenced, i. a

to

with the pole object

of the loan till 1887,

of postponing the issue of the loan in the hope that this conditions may more favorable - No one can

.

forecast

be

ast b

this

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