CO129-394 - Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1912 [12] — Page 317

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But noto

similar provision for a Bond Loan.

310

It will be remembered

that we brought this inability to make a Bond issue to

the notice of the Secretary of state in our letter of the 26th January 1906 and his concurrence in our view was

conveyed to us in your letter of the 7th February 1906, para

graph 5.

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3.

In these circumstances it appears desirable

that we should possess full powers to make an issue in

either form, and I would suggest, for the consideration

of the Secretary of State, that it would be advisable

to pass an up-to-date General Loan & Inscribed Stock

Ordinance repealing the Ordinance of 1893, and also a

new Loan Ordinance for whatever amount it is required to

raise for the completion of the Railway. The latter

Ordinance mi ht repeal Ordinance No.10 of 1903, and

Ordinance 0.11 02 1905 so far as it has not been acted

upon.

4.

If the Secretary of State should approve of this

course being followed, we woul prepare a deft of the

necessary legislation for his approval.

5. In the meantime ve shell be prepared to beke

any necessary advances at Tonk rate varying on the

security of the existing borrowing powers.

I have the honour to be

Siz

Your Obedient Servant

Rich. Antrobus,

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