HC Deb 05 May 1893 vol 12 cc190-1
MR. WEBSTER (St. Pancras, E.)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Her Majesty's Government has any information with regard to the alleged intended legislation by the New South Wales Government for the issue of inconvertible paper money in the shape of bank notes based on other security than coin; and whether the said notes are to have a forced circulation as legal tender for debts in the Colony?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. S. BUXTON,) Tower Hamlets, Poplar

We have no information, except that which has been recently reported from time to time in the Press.