§ MR. HOGAN(Tipperary, Mid): I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Australian branches of the Royal Mint have received permission to coin silver; and, if so, under what conditions?
§ MR. HANBURYThe question has recently been again under the consideration of the Treasury; and the Treasury have intimated to the Colonial Office that, if the practical difficulties attending the grant of the permission can be surmounted by the Colonial authorities to the satisfaction of the Treasury, the loss of Imperial Revenue shall not stand in the way of acceding to the wishes of the Australian Colonies.