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it was published in the Buils, a considemible time ago. The facts, however, to which thefrored, Except trave which are incomel,

had already been brought meeder the notice ofr Her Majesty's forrrament by the Goronon of Hong Kong, and there did Not apperan to My Lords to be buything

in the Letter deteroning preulian notice. The circulation of the Port of China

ofr Appears, to far as My Lords can brain from the information officially Communicated to them or gleaned from

then quarters to starred in the following position -

At Canton & successful effort was

Made

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made tome time ago by the foreign "Murochants, in Concert with the Chinese

Auttwriters to overcome the porjudices of

the Chinese in favor of the obsolete Spânith Pillar dollar, and to

Substitute the Mexican Dollar as the

Irdenim of Exchange - Price that reforms was Effected thy Lords have heard of Its Counsellints of arcy difficulty the Caroqung on the monetary transactions of the locality by Nurant of that Coins- At Shaughar & Miniler

Morreuruh was made, but it is statel.

$ have failed through want of Iesuinity decong the Foreign Merchants.

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