COINS AND CARTRIDGES.
MINT AND ARSENAL.' A DOUBLE-BARRELLED PROPOSAL. fir TELECiiAPfi —riiESS Association—coryiucuT. ■ ■ - ' Meibournoj March 24. Tho Federal Government is considering a tcliomo for utilising. tlio proposed mint tor Silvor arid brouzo coilirigo for tho COMploto majiufaotitro of cartridges. ,
Tho working of tho iuiiit would not fully occupy tho hiilids, and as tho brass cups froln whifcli tho ciirtridgo ; casefe. aro drawn havo to bo imported,, it is proposed to add tho manufacture of theso cups to tho work of tho staff of 'tho mint. Tho profits- on tho coinage of silver, and bronze is estimated at £50,000 sterling per annum. This would nioro thaii cover tho cost of producing twenty million cups and twenty million cupro-iiickel bullet envelopes.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 155, 25 March 1908, Page 7
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119COINS AND CARTRIDGES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 155, 25 March 1908, Page 7
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