Arei be paid either with 11 Cash or with a half-penny and a cash.
"The existing legal rate of Ch'ien or Cash is, 1200 to the Dollar. The Duke of Newcastle understands that these Cash, which fluctuates much in bazaar value, have of late years been generally worth rather more than the legal rate, and he believes the proposed new rate of 2084 to the Shilling or 1 to 379, 1100 to the Dollar will not be too high while it will harmonise, as above shown, with the proposed rate of 11/7 for British small money.
It appears unadvisable to the Duke of Newcastle, considering the even rates of exchanges which have long prevailed, to assign a higher valuation to British money than ... to the Dollar. His brand is wilts.
... can learn this is rather above them below the object would be without actual value such as Mitch absolutely disqualifying ...
British coin has commanded ... come to smut si for the last year or two in the Hong Kong market.