[m'lachlan] copper CURRENCY OF THE CANADIAN BANKS 2S7 



The Bank subsequently made further arrangements under an Order-in- 

 Council dated 16 April, 1842, to import to the extent of £5,000, and on 19 August, 

 1S42, they did import £2,000 Stg., the expenses incurred in the manufacturing 

 •and importation of which was as under: — 



Coin £2,000 



Enigraviaig iDies 20 £2,020 



Insurance and Shipping charges .... 42 IS 7 



Sterling £2,062 18 7 



and on 18 April, 1844, a further supply came to hand, the particulars of and 

 charges on which were as follows: 



92 Casks of Coin, weighing 16 Tons, 2 owt. at 128 p. Ton £2,060 16 



Dock and Town Dues £1 4 8 



Cartage, Porterage and Bills of Lading 9 9 



' Commission 2s. 6d. p. package 11 10 



Marine Insur. on 1,500 at 25; D. on 650 at 30.. .. 28 10 



Stamps 3 6 



Commission on £2,114 15 8 at 1 per cent .... 21 3 75 2 8; 



Sterling £2,135 18 8 



In May last a final remittance was shipped, completing as nearly as* 

 possible the aimount of the Order-in-Council for £5,000, on application om 

 arrival for its admission at the Custom house it was found necessary to apply 

 again for authority, and the Order-iin-Council dated 4 July, 1845, was issuedl 

 on which the following amount was landed and has since been dispersed for 

 the accommodation of the public among the various agencies of the Bank 

 in Western Canada — ^particulars as follows, viz.: — 



49 Casks Copper Coin weighing 8 Tons, 10 cwt., ait 118 Ton.. £1,003 



Dock and Town dues £ 10 4 



Cartage and porterage 5 6 



Commission, 2s. 6d. package 6 2 6 



Insurance on £1,100 at 25 13 15 



Stamp 11 



Bank Com.m. on £1,028 19 11 at 1 per cent 10 5 10 36 5 2 



Sterling £1,039 5 2 



Bank of Montreal, 9 August, 1845. 



No. 26. 



Quebec Bank. 



17 January, 1851. 



SlK, 



The Public in this City and district being subject to much inconvenience 

 from the scarcity of Copper Coins, I am instructed by the President and 

 Directors of this Bank to request that you will be pleased to represent this- 

 circumstance to His Excellency the Governor-General and move His Lord- 

 ship to grant permission for this Bank to import from England in the course 

 of the present year, the Sum of Two thousand pounds Sterling in pennieg;-— ^ p " 



Sec. II., 1903. 17. •^0»^'^ 



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