ABENT
Cons
Miscel
OF
likely.
to be
British dollar, is more under than above 4 per cent. The estimate
Rest of Pending dollars either here or
must be the fall of it
at Ting King
premium to the amount of a Pint.
Charge for lining or reducing
AL
The whole expenses. dollar at the Royal
I
exceed per
Tint would not I believe exec
Pent, as they
fail.
Lar
The
intimated
far.
as the changes
Jame Despatch, to fav
for manufacturing
Couve une
But it appears reasonable to add
1 or 2 per cent more
for interest upon the cost of the silver bullion, during the time which may elapse between the date of purchase of silver and sale of coin.
The remittance of money in the form of a British dollar to Hong Kong may be attended with the further advantages to the Government indicated in the Despatch, as likely
to accrue.
accrue in the Colony, but I presume
the
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the local advantages referred to would accrue from the consignment of these coins as well as British dollars.
Anxious apprehension has always prevailed here that a British dollar might not be accepted by the Chinese as a substitute for the Mexican dollar; to which they have become accustomed.
It is remembered that several years elapsed before the Prussian dollar itself was received on equal terms with Carolus dollars, which preceded it.
Further that attempts made by the French to introduce the 5 franc piece into circulation during their late Campaign in China did not succeed. Little utility also derives
A
new Mint
varying the
having
of
of the dollar by striking the coin in a collar and giving
it a fluted edge (improvements long adopted in all European Coinage!) had their dollars rejected in China,
although
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