Jurisdiction, that is by the Chief ferslive sitting alone withat

Jury

Oh leaming the result, I was mounded b7th loss that the Government was sustaining, and had Constantly sustained Juice the introduction of this born to which the Chenice and foreign Merchants were unaccustomed .

for it had long been the practice for the lease holders to buy Writish money in the Market and there with payth Grmend tents to the Government, a daring

by

accrued

to themselves and & direct. los fell on Government at the present time (15 perbent audit was plain, that after this judgment British survey would be stew further bound in value and the loss 4. Government

2. further increased.

The clause in the Leases requlating payment of Rent

after

18 Merital

re accurati

after mentioning the Berling Reutl provides that the sun is to be fail in Current Bollaws of the - said Colony of Hongkong (at " such rate of exchange, as is now or may hereafter from time to time be fixed as the rate of exchange for the payment of the dalanis of the publicservants of th said Colony : I enclose Copy of Lease for M reference

His Oxellleney hu's this clauce made no objection 4. my trying the care in 'Supens H Suprema beurt, and accentingly of issued the following notice without delay, which appeared in the Government Gazete of the 11th ultibur.

It is hereby notified that all "Government Land Rents, must

A for

• The future be paint in Sollars, acending 4 th terms of the Lease

ow my

shewing

(Ligned) th P. Mercer

bolin Treauery, " Wreton's Hug Ring

Qtt Feluarz 1854

Colinal Fr cacave.

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