[m'lachlan] copper CURRENCY OF THE CANADIAN BANKS 253 



No. 16. 

 1502 to 17S1. 



B. Holmes, Esq., Bank of Montreal. 24 Junft, 1845. 



Sir, 



I have the honour by command of the Governor-General to inform you 

 that the i'Ssue of the permit to land the Copper Coin mentioned in your letter 

 of the 14th inst. has been unavoidably delayed from its having heen ascer- 

 tained that the instrument authorising- the importation thereof ceased to 

 be of force on the 1st of January last, so that a new instrument of like tenor 

 seems to be required in the case. Before this can be made out, it is neces- 

 sary you should state for His Excellency's information how much of the 

 £5,000 authorised in April, 1842, has not been imported, and what is the 

 amount you wish to be allowed now to import in addition. 



I have, etc. 



No. 17. 



Bank of Montreal, 

 Sir, Montreal, 25 June, 1S45. 



I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter oif the 24 instant, 

 addressed to^ M. Holmes, on the Subject of the Copper Coin imported from 

 Great Britain for the use of this Bank, and in reply beg to State for the 

 information of His Excellency the Governor-General that the following 

 Amounts have been received in virtue of the Order-in-Council dated April, 

 1842, viz.: 



1842 19 August. Amount of Invoice £2,000 



1844 18 April. " " .. ./ 2,060 16 



Total £4,060 16 



In addition to which there has heen hrought from England this Spring a 



further sum of £1,003 Sterling, which completes as near as possible the 



Amount Originally Applied for, Say, £5,000. 



I further beg to inform you that the last mentioned Amount for which 



Authority is now required to pass the Customs, is all that the Bank has 



ordered, nor will it at present require any further Amount of Copper Coin 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed), Wm. Gunn, 



Ass. Cashier. 

 The Hon. D. Daly, Secretary Province of Canada, Montreal. 



No, 18. 

 1781 No. 101. 



Bank of Montreal, 



Montreal, 14 June, 1845. 



Represents that in acoordance w^ith an agreement previously entered into. 



They have imported per Brig *' Conrad " 49 Casks containing 8 Tons, 



17 Owts., 23 lbs. and 8 oz. Copper Coin, and request permission to land 



the same. 



Coin and Bullion are exempted from duty, but copper coin cannot be 



manufactured or imported into the Province without the special permission 



