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and halfpennies for circulation— the said Coins to have the same relative 

 value to the Imperial penny and halfpenny, as those imported by this Bank 

 in 183S, in accordance with permission then granted by the Provincial Govern- 

 ment Under the provisions of the Ordinance of the Special Council 2 Vict., 



Cap. 5. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your Most Obed. Serv., 



(Signed), 



Noah Freer, 



Cashier. 



The Hon. James Leslie, Provincial Secretary. 



12 March, 1851. 



No. 27. 

 28S to 105, D. 117. 

 Noah Freer, Esq., Cashier Quebec Bank, Quebec. 



Sir, 



With reference to your application, on behalf of the Quebec Bank, for 

 permission for this Bank to import from England in the course of the pre- 

 sent year the sum of two thousand pounds sterling in pennies and half- 

 pennies for c/irculation, I have it in command from the Governor-General to 

 state for the infonmation for the President and Directors of the Quebec Bank, 

 that the Bank of Upper Canada obtained permission lately to make a similar 

 importation to the amount of five thousand pounds, which His Excellency 

 considers equal to the wants of the circulation for some time to come. 

 Should this view, however, not be supported by experience, His Excellency 

 will readily, on proper representations be made, reconsider the application 

 of the Quebec Bank. 



From information received, I am enabled to add that the copper coins 



above referred to have actually arrived in the United States, and are daily 



expected here. 



I have, etc., 



J. L. 



No. 28. 



Quebec Bank, 



21 March, 1851. 

 The Hon. J a. Leslie. 



Sir, 



I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 12 inst. and, having 

 laid the same before the President and Directors of the Bank, I am instructed 

 to acquaint you that the inconvenience experienced in this portion of the 

 Province from the scarcity of Copper Coins, is not likely to be removed by 

 the permission granted to the Bank of Upper Canada to import to the amount 

 of £5,000, the whole of which it is probable will be required to meet the 

 wants in Canada West. 



Under these circumstances our Board request you will be pleased to 

 bring the matter again to the notice of the Governor-ôeneral and solicit His 

 Excellency to reconsider the application of the Bank. And in support of the 

 urgency of the Case, I am desired to enclose for ±lis Lordship's information 

 the appeal which was made to this Institution for relief, by sundry Mer- 



