CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 225

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vaine, to require the signature of the Stamp Collector (or in his ab- sence, of the Cashier of the Treasury; in place of the adhesive stamp, the reason for this latter exception being the heavy expenditure the manufacture of numbers of stamps not at present in sistence would entail. ( Cost of die £60.85

do. of plate £50).

which

The only objection of any weight which can be made to the

als is that much ivar-

above proposals

hit be occasioned to the

of a large

venience might public if, on presentation of number of documents for stamping, they had to wait until an adhesive stamp had been affixed to each, in addition to the impressed stamp at present required.

8.

Au esa

examining the requisi.

on the.

the eight

tions for stamps presented

busiest days

in October, which was a

#

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very active mouth, I find that the largest number of Bills of Exchange presented in awe. day was (466x2/932, of Bills of Lading 1844, of Insurance Policies 1,140, and of Receipts 1,000.

Bair

9.

Barrows

come back

کے کہتے ہیں

Were it i

plicants for stamps

crecessary for the ap.

on account of the

above to wait while the work of double stamping was performed, there can be

little doubt that much unconvenience would be occasioned, but such, as a matter of fact, is not the case so far as concerns the large majority of them.. Its pointed out inn circular letter,

my

I am prepared, if, and when

to do so, to keep in stock a

requested

quantity of both Bills of Lading and Insurance Po licies, which can bee stamped at leisure. and issued promptly to applicants or payment of the sum indicated by the stamps they bear, and this flan followed with all other classes of doen_ ments, immediate return of which is

can be

...very

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