250
Messrs. Pail & Cie
are requested
to
supply
drawings of the working parts, that may from time to time be sent to them to replace those that may be broken or worn on a sufficiently large scale, giving the technical names of
Requisition for Thommelier
1. Large Coining Press complete with M. Armand's improvements similar to No. 3 supplied in 1865 (Price about £600 sterling each) - adapted to coin blanks 1.51 diameter x 0.74 thickness and also with extra apparatus for coining blanks 1.25 diameter x 0.83 "The Kness".
Also a small sized Thommelier press complete similar to the one for which a requisition was made dated the 5th July 1866 (Price about £360 Sterling) the press to be constructed to coin blanks 20 cents 0.8 inches diameter x 0.07 inches thickness and with additional apparatus for coining 10 cents 0.7 inches diameter x 0.05 inches thickness and 5 Cents 0.6 inches diameter x 0.04 inches thickness.
The press ordered on the 8th July should also be provided with appliances to coin the 3 last mentioned pieces.
The above to be ordered of
Messrs.
Cail & Cie Quay de Billy Paris and shipped as quickly as practicable.
Hong Kong 13 September 1866
The Master
of the Mint
Hong Kong
NB. M. Graham the Master of the Royal Mint London will on application give the dimensions of the 20 and 5 cents pieces.