CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888 — Page 146

you

will watch the

effect of this larger

supply and report to me as to the necessity of continuing a similar

supply.

in future years. 6. I trust that this

measure will enable

Mr. Lister to modify his

vireus as to

to the difficulty.

of carrying

on the

business of the Treasury

with

a-

maximum

balance of $200,000 at

the Banks. I obeerve from

the Treasury

return for

the

??

DRAFT.

143

159

the 31st of March last

(enclosed in

your despatch

Nr. 98 of 5th April last)

that this balance was

then exceeded, and from

those for the 30th

of

April and the 31st of May

(forwarded in

your

despatches Nr 125 of 3rd

May

and N. 164 of 6 the

at

June), that it was those dates still larger,

Should more

$200,000

than

he occasionally

retained in the Colony

required, in addition to the balance of vulrichay

subsidiag

coins