268 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



No. 47. 



Thomas G. Ridout, Esq., Cashier Bank of il. Canada, Toronto. 



Secretary's Office, 



21 April, 1853. 

 Sir, 



I am directed by the Govermor-General to inform you that His Excellency 

 has had under his consideration in Council your letter of the Slst ult., with 

 its enclosures requesting that, under the circumstances therein mentioned, 

 the License granted by His Excellency in Council to the Bank of Upper Can- 

 ada for the im>portation into this Province of copper coin to the amount of 

 £5,000, which License expired on the 4 November last, may be renewed and 

 extended to the 4 November next, and to state with reference thereto that 

 His Excellency has been pleased ,to comply with the said request. 



The License has been handed in compliance with your request to the 

 agent of the Bank at this place. 



I have, ate, 

 V (Signed), A. N. Morin. 



IsTo. 4S. 



Bank of Upper Canada, 



Toronto, 30 Septemiber, 1853. 

 Sir, 



The Five thousand pounds Sterling in penny and halfpenny Copper 

 Tokens, imported from England by this Bank, under authority of the License 

 issued by the G-ovemment of this Province in the year 1851, having been 

 placed in circulation, and there still being a great want of small change of 

 that description throughout Upper Canada, I have the honour to apply, on 

 behalf of this Bank, for another License for leave to import from England 

 a further .supply of the like Copper Tokens, to the amount of Five thousand 

 pounds Sterling, and have 'to request that the same be in force for one year 

 from its date. 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient Servant, 



(Signed), Thos. G. Ridout, 



Cashier. 

 The Hon. Pierre J. O. Chauveau, Secretary of the Province of Quebec. 



No. 49. 



Extract from a Report of a Committee of the Honourable the Executive 



Council on Matters of State, dated 7th October, 1853, approved by His 

 Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council on the 

 same day. 



On the Letter of Thomas G. Ridout, Esquire, Cashier of the Bank of 

 Upper Canada, dated 30 ultimo, stating that the Five thousand pounds ster- 

 ling, in penny and halfpenny Copper Tokens, imported from England by 

 that Bank, under authority of the License issued by the Government of this 

 Province in the year 1851, having been placed in circulation, and there still 

 being a great want of small change of that description throughout Upper 



