Peking. 18th December, 1866.
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(Received 11th Jany. 1867)
H. M. Minister
(Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B.)
General
Sir Richard
J.
Free Domnul C.B.
Mint
Hong Kong Boller. Respecting receipt of
at all the ports, in payment of Customs duties to
Enclosure 1 in
China
Governo Sir
Richard Graves MacDonnell Despatch No. 201 of 14th March 1867
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(Copy) 4:19
Sir
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The Mint, Hong Kong, 18 March, 1867.
ALM AN
receipt of Memo: No.199
from His Excellency the Governor to request dated the 4th instant, demanding
an explanation as to delay in producing trial specimen-pieces. Every available
the Engraver
engagement has been devoted
by
to the production of the matrices for the dies in question and even
now they are far from complete. If His Excellency had known the length of time necessary to produce the matrices for the dollar dies in Mr. Wyon's Office in London, I do
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary.