CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 533

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or in result in vain loss both in treasury; but the only alternative course which I should be prepared to approve in that direction described in the last para. of my predecessor's despatch No. 222 of 10th October 1895, namely, to place the surplus in a vault Safe where it will earn interest but will be at any time free from the risk of loss owing to the foreseen changes in the rate of exchange.

The restrictions placed on the amounts of the bank balances are imposed not for the sake of profit, but for greater security and I have said above that there is no reason for modifying the instructions of my predecessor that the aggregate of unsecured balances must not exceed $350,000, whether that amount be divided between three banks or only two, as regards the sixth para. from

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or in result in vain loss both in treasury; but the only alternative course which I should be prepared to approve in that direction described in the last para. of my predecessor's despatch No. 222 of 10th October 1895, namely, to place the surplus in a vault Safe where it will earn interest but will be at any time free from the risk of loss owing to the foreseen changes in the rate of exchange. The restrictions placed on the amounts of the bank balances are imposed not for the sake of profit, but for greater security and I have said above that there is no reason for modifying the instructions of my predecessor that the aggregate of unsecured balances must not exceed $350,000, whether that amount be divided between three banks or only two, as regards the sixth para. from
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$

or in

result in jain loss botte bolory; but the only alternative

course which I should

be prepared to affrove

in that diction described in the

last par: of my predecessors dest

Sythe 10th

me 222

of

betober 1895, namely,

to place the surplus

in a lout Safe where

it will earn

interest but will

at

any

على عكمة

free from the risk

I

loxs

owing

to

the foreseen changes

in the rate of exchange.

The restrictions placed

in the amounts of the bank balances are imposed

not for the sake of profit, but $28

greater security

and

I have said abwe

Jace no reason.

for modifying the mistructions

of my predecessor that the aggregate

of unsecured

balances must

not exceed

$ 350,000, whether that amount be

divided between

three

banks.

89 a

а

only two

regard the

sixth far frour

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