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Early Colonial Currency Commissariat Store Receipts |
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Notes See the separate article on Paper Money in Early New South Wales. Store receipts were issued by the Government Store - the Commissariat - for local goods and produce. They were originally meant to be an acknowledgement of delivery until payment was completed by means of a Bill of Exchange on the English Treasury. The intention was that producers would accumulate their receipts over a period of time and then consolidate them for a single Treasury Bill at set times. The wording on the receipts - payment to Order or Bearer - made them negotiable. It was not long before they were being used as transferable notes - mediums of exchange. Four pre-printed types of receipt were issued by the Commissary. The first two were general forms used for all types of goods or produce received into the Government Store. The second two were specifically printed with the type of produce - Wheat and Fresh Meat.
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