CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 90

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correspondence with the

Comptroller and Auditor General respecting the rate at which receipts and payments by the Crown. Agents should be brought to account in the currency of Bonghong and Gibraltar.

The Local Auditor's

alternative proposal that the

average

On

rate of exchange the financial transactions _ during each quarter should be taken as the rate for bringing

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bringing them to account has received my best consideration,

I have to inform Your Lordship that the slight.

and s

objection mentioned in your

is in my opinion

despatch is in

insufficient to condemn the

proposal.

I have therefore approved of the adoption of this system

in the Colony.

I have the honour to be

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Bedient

Humble Servant,

Byten Barker

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