CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 320

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Caused the (. Agents to be instructed accordingly.

3.

The Agents have

also been instructed as

whenever they sign

to with Police thean Constable on

lesor

Hother officers engaged

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them for service

in

Hughing, to explain

that the Exchange value

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the dollar is variable

stat

what the

and to

to pay

market value man

happen

to be at

the

time.

4. In connection with

this question,

Jobserve

that Mr Deane appears

to be under a

strange

misapprehension, the affording that "the

1

(The "variableness

is the important point, but the Otth. does not mention that in his

desse.

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local law stated that

for Government payments

the dollar is Considered

Equivalent to foun shillings

and thus fence &

I can only

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that he is referring to

Ordinance

2.

121864

which "provider" for

Conversion of British

разжай Currency in all payment by or to the for."; but that Ord

e only refers

ce

to cases where "British

C

Sterling has been Shall be ofpecified in any

Ordinance",

MW. Deane in

whereas

of course

aware that all salaries

are

voted in

and came

Dollars.

Sclaves in totten to specify

Salaries in the (sume cumary

to Candidater offend appts by

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