<persName ref="prs:gosset_wd"><surname>Gosset</surname>, <forename>William</forename> <forename>Driscoll</forename></persName> to <orgName ref="org:colonial_office">Colonial Office</orgName> 1858, CO 60:3, no. 10405, 91. Gosset addressee Colonial Office

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Correspondence (private letter). Minutes (3), Other documents (2).

Gosset sends a memo to the Colonial Office advising them that certain supplies including iron safes and Banker’s scales should be procured for the Treasury of New Columbia.

In the minutes, Carnarvon notes that Lytton is willing to sanction some of the supplies but does not consent to the expenditure required for an iron safe. He recommends that Moody specify in detail the items and cost in order to make an application to the Treasury.

Enclosed is a draft from Elliot to the Comptroller of Stationery forwarding a list of articles required and stating that Gosset would arrange directly for a moderate supply of stationery; and a draft from Elliot to Gosset advising that only stationery would be supplied at present and that he should obtain from the Comptroller of Stationery a list of necessary supplies and estimated costs.

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Gosset to Colonial Office 10405, CO 60/3, p. 91; registered 12 October [Memorandum]

It would be well to send out the following stores for the Gosset, Capt. William D. Treasurycolonial, supplies for Treasury [of] New Columbia by a vessel now loading; and Colonel Moody has kindly consented to procure them on his order should this proposal be approved. Iron safe or Safes Banker's or Mint Scales Ledgers, Bankers' paper and a few minor articles of ordinary use A small quantity of plain fitments As may be selected
And, if a Stamp duty be contemplated, Dies should be ordered at once Stamp dutiesdies required Deedsregistration of as Engraving the designs (depending on the rates to be established) takes some time. The presses might go at once. If Registration of assurances affecting Real Property be intended, deed paper of uniform size should also be provided forthwith; the essence of success in the introduction of Registration being in the adoption of this system at once, before deeds shall have time to multiply without regard to any system moreover as Registration (if adopted) can be made a source of Revenue, it would of course be desirable to secure the advantages of those many transactions and transfers which the eagerness of speculation will produce at the very outset of the Colonization. The Treasurer being usually the vendor of Stamps, I have ventured these remarks.

W.D. G[osset]
Sir E. Lytton has spoken to me on the matters embraced in this mem. Annex draft to Col. Moody stating that Capt Gossett has brought the question under his consideration and that he is willing to sanction the purchase of dies designs & other engraving implements for the purpose of registration together with a moderate amount of stationery; but that he does not consent to the expenditure whwhich wdwould be necessary for the event of an iron safe being procured. We must also I think require Col. Moody to specify in detail the various items & cost of what he asks for in order to make an application to the Treasury.

This I suppose is the correct mode of proceeding?

C Oct 13
Draft, Elliot to Comptroller of Stationery, 22 October 1858, forwarding list of articles required and stating that Gosset would arrange directly for a moderate supply of stationery.
Mr Blackwood I understand it is not intended to send out the Dies for Stamps.

The best mode of paying [for] the Stationery will be to let them send their acct here & for us to get the money from the Treasury.

HTI
Lord Carnarvon I explained to Captn Gossett the later view taken by Sir Edward—viz Mint that it was better to wait until Captn G. reached the Colony, and had conferred with the Governor before receiving expenses on acct of a Mint.

It is, therefore, only necessary to supply the registration papers, whereby, amongst other advantages expected from it's use, an early revenue is hoped to be derived.

ABd 19 Octr
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Draft, Elliot to Gosset, 22 October 1858, advising that only stationery would be supplied at present, and that he should obtain from the Comptroller of Stationery a list of necessary supplies and estimated costs.