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of Doubt whether it is Prudent & wise to intrust the management of a mint to any individual or number of individuals Far removd from the Seat of Empire & whether in Fact Such a Step ought to be Taken without the Sanction of Parliament The Power Right of Issueing Coins which include that of deciding the weight alloy & extrinsic value of each peice of which the circulating medium is composd, was formerly esteemd one of the Brightest Jewels of in the Royal prerogative, in the due exercise of it the honor of the Crown & the Prosperity of the People are both most deeply interested.
Should it be deemd advisable under these Circumstances to Permit the Dies that have been prepard at the Royal Mint to be Sent to Ceylon, no Objection Can be made against the Proposal of Purchasing Such Rolling Mills as were usd in the Mint in the Tower, it may be well however to Observe that they are Horse mills upon a very old & inferior construction, & are besides nearly worn out