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to Governor Sir H. Robinson for
his considtiation;
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Their Lordships would only
observe that the freeuse position
of copper cash in the circulation
of China should be clearly
ascertained before any
be made to interfere
attempt
with the
existing practices of the people that country's consider that it
My
of
can
hardly be correct to
describe the "standard of
value"
in China to consist
of copper, when it is stated that " this coin (that is the (opper cash / fluctuates
the
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"the market with refereme to
Silver", and
the whole
question of
the circulation
of
that Country is beset
with so many anomalies, that it is very necessary lave clear information
on
to
every point before attempting
any radical change= I am,
Svi,
your
obedient Servant,
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