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in the session thereof held in the fourth and fifth years of Her Majesty's 

 Reign, chaptered seventeen and intituled "An Act to prevent the fraudulent 

 manuifacture, imiportation or circulation of sipurious copper or brass coin." 



Now Knoxo Ye,— That I, 'the said James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, being 

 Governor-General of Canada, having taken the said application into consid- 

 eration, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by the said Act, 

 have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant by and with 

 the advice and consent of Her iVIajesty's Executive Council for the said 

 Province, authority and permission to the President and Directors of the 

 Quebec Bank aforesaid to import into the said Province any amount of 

 copper coin or tokens of the description of pennies and halfpennies not exceed- 

 ing in nominal value the sum of two thousand pounds Sterling, such coins or 

 tokens to be equal in purity, weight and quality to five-sixths at the least 

 of the British penny or halfpenny lawfully current in the United Kingdom of 

 Great Britain and Ireland. 



Provided always, — 'That the siaid Coins or Tokens be stamped with the 

 respective nominal value thereof and with the name of " The Quebec Bank " 

 aforesaid, in conformity in all respects to the provisions of the said Act, 

 and that the said President and iDirectors shall with all reasonable diligence 

 furnish to the Governor of the said Province for the time being an account 

 of the expenses incurred in and about the importation of the said Coin or 

 Tokens, in order that the same may be laid before the Legislature of the 

 said Province. And I do hereby declare that this permission shall remain 

 in force until the expiration of twelve calendar months from the date of 

 these presents and no longer. 



Given, etc. 



This is my draught. (Signed), P. J. O. Chauveau, 



Quebec, Nov. 21. 1&51. Solicitor General. 



No. 36. 



2376 on 105, p. 581. 



Noah, Freer, Esq., Cashier Quebec Bank. 



Sir, Quebec, 28 Nov., 1831. 



Adverting to M. Secretary Morin's letter of the 21 instant, I have the 

 honour to enclose the accompanying Warrant of His Excellency the Gov- 

 ernor-General, authorizing the Quebec Bank to import Copper Coin to the 

 amount therein mentioned, upon which a fee of Two pounds is payable to 



this Department. 



I have, etc., 



E. P. 

 No. 37. 



Quebec Bank, 



22 Sept., 1852. 



(Pencil notation.) For extension of time for importation of copper coins— 



To C. 

 The Honorable A. A. Morin, Frovincial Hec, etc., etc., etc. 



Sir, 



I have the honour to enclose for the information of His Excellency the 

 Governor-General, an Account of the expenses incurred, en Manufacturing, 

 and importing into Quebec, Copper Coins to the value of Two Thousand 



