SCULLING. NEW IRISH COINAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1929, Page 7

SCULLING.

NEW IRISH COINAGE

BARRY UNABLE TO ACCEPT OFFER. (United Press Association. —ByElcct.iii Telegraph.—-Copyright.) LONDON, Feb. 28. Jt was authoritatively stated at tic annual meeting of Barns Bridge Rowing Club that Barry is unable to accept ,Joodsell’s offer to row in California as Harry felt he was bound to honour the pledge he had given to his supporters, that the next race for the championship be rowed on the 1 liames.

(United Press Association. —liy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

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In the House of Commons, lit. Hon. \\. Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) revealed that the Irish Free State, in tin* first place, demanded that Britain should take over at face value the Hritish silver coinage in use in Ireland, which was estimated at from one and a-lialf to three millions sterling. He said he lyul naturally demurred at this, owing to the cost to the Hritish taxpayer. The Free State then pointed out that Britain had assisted both South Africa and Australia by repatriating their coinage at its face value. .■Viler negotiations, said Mr Churchill, a compromise was reached, under which Britain should accept silver coins from Ireland to the extent ol three-quarters of a million sterling spread over ten years. This was estimated to cost the Exchequer half a million. (Note.—The Irish Free State has issued a new coinage of its own recently, consisting of half-crown, ,florin, shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny, halfpenny, and farthing.)