CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 438

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Praza Reclamation Fund

as well as ordinary

Current account

balances & deposits should

not exceed $350,000.

2.

It will therefore apparently

be necessary for

a portion of the Praza

Fund to be remitted

temporarily invested

in this country, and I am not prepared to admit that the sanction of the Law Officers need be obtained before this course is taken. On

the contrary it is the

Duty of the Colonial Treasurer

as the nature of

the Praza

Fund is a trust money,

Ta6234/90

[234/40]

434

to pay greater attention to the security, than

it has

In any

case to a high rate of interest, in investing it. Despatch No. 68 of 18th

April 1890 I pointed

out that the Law Officers had no legal claim

to interest, although I

added that

such

interest

as that might be obtained

by depositing the money at a Bank (not necessarily

the local Banker)

might fairly be credited to the Fund

3. I observe that in

the smedertaling

of this paragraph given

in the dotted despatch

under

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Praza Reclamation Fund as well as ordinary Current account balances & deposits should not exceed $350,000. 2. It will therefore apparently be necessary for a portion of the Praza Fund to be remitted temporarily invested in this country, and I am not prepared to admit that the sanction of the Law Officers need be obtained before this course is taken. On the contrary it is the Duty of the Colonial Treasurer as the nature of the Praza Fund is a trust money, Ta6234/90 [234/40] 434 to pay greater attention to the security, than it has In any case to a high rate of interest, in investing it. Despatch No. 68 of 18th April 1890 I pointed out that the Law Officers had no legal claim to interest, although I added that such interest as that might be obtained by depositing the money at a Bank (not necessarily the local Banker) might fairly be credited to the Fund 3. I observe that in the smedertaling of this paragraph given in the dotted despatch under
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L Praza Reclamation Fund well as ordinary Current account balances & deposits should not exceed $350,000. 2. be It will therefor apparentl necessary for portion of the Prazo Fund to be remitted tamparning invested in this country, and I am not prepared to admit that the Sanction of the Lotholden need be obtained befor this course is taken. On the contrary it is the Duty of the Col. Gr", serice The Praz. the nature of Fund a trust mmey, Ta6234/90 [234/40] 434 to pay greater attention to the to security, than it h In any to a high rate of weed, in investing it. despur. 68 of 18th. my April 1890 I pointed out that the Lotholder had no legal claim to interest, although I added that Juch interest as that might be obtained by depositing the money at a Bank (not necessarily 2 the local Banker) might fairly be credited of the Fund 3. Jobserve that in The 7. smedertaling of thes bar given the dotted despatch under
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Praza Reclamation Fund

well as ordinary

Current account

balances & deposits should

not exceed $350,000.

2.

be

It will therefor apparentl

necessary for

portion of the Prazo

Fund to be remitted

tamparning invested

in this country, and I am not prepared to admit that the Sanction of the Lotholden need be obtained befor this course is taken. On

the contrary it is the

Duty of the Col. Gr", serice

The Praz.

the nature of

Fund a trust mmey,

Ta6234/90

[234/40]

434

to pay greater attention to the to security, than

it h

In any

to a high rate of weed, in investing it. despur. 68 of 18th.

my

April 1890 I pointed

out that the Lotholder had no legal claim

to interest, although I

added that

Juch

interest

as that might be obtained

by depositing the money at a Bank (not necessarily

2

the local Banker)

might fairly be credited of the Fund 3. Jobserve that in

The 7.

smedertaling

of thes bar given

the dotted despatch

under

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