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Gibraltar 1803
The Commander in Chief is of opinion that the Money paid to Soldiers for work performed by them Should be paid to them daily & not placd to account the Soldier requiring daily payment to enable him to provide the extraordinary sustenance necessary to Enable him to bear the Fatigue of Labor, & thinks that in Consequence of the Present mode of Paying at the End of each muster much money is expended by the Soldiers in Liquor which if daily Paid to him would have been expended in nutritive food
it appears that the Soldiers at Gibraltar are now paid daily but that no Spanish Coins have been which exactly fit the daily wages of one man
The officers of the Ordnance at Gibraltar represent that the Real Current at Gibraltar is a nominal Coin that the Silver Coins Current there are
12 Reals 6 Reals 3 Reals 1½ Reals ¾ of a Real
1 Pistreen which is 1/5 of a 12 Reals
Consequently that 2 Reals the Price of a Soldiers days Labor cannot be paid to him seperately in any Coin now Current in that Garrison
The officers of the ordinance of Gibraltar suggest the Propriety of introducing into the Garrison a ninepenny Coin for the Purpose of Paying the Soldiers daily & seperately
The Master General of ordnance orders it to be suggested to the Commander in chief to apply to the Treasury to provide a Coinage that will be retained in the Garrison & will furnish the means of Paying the Soldiers seperately
The Commander in chief earnestly recommends the measure to the Lords of the Treasury as one that would be of great utility to his majesties Service if it can be Carried into Effect without much dificulty