fance
more
to
represent the matter to
Sir Rutherford Alcock, because it
appeared
to me
that no chance.
of
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employment for the Mint should be
meglected.
4r. Accordingly
on
the 22nd October
2,
Enclosure No2...
cast I addreped the inclosed despatch Sandtone thin
to bin Rutherford, recalling his attention
a
to a previous communication from
of last May on the subject of a
lor the Chinese and also
coinage forwarding
me
in the event of the Chinese Governmer
being inclined to adopt
metallic a
rent
adopt a Government
currency for the Empire, and resolving to coin it on their own account, there was any probability of their purchasing the Maint Machinery
and Stores.
5. I new inclose bir Rutherford's
Exechome to reply received too late for transmission
Enclosure 3.
Si
Tael
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Mr Kinder's letter recounting
the substance of his conversation with
Mor" Wade. Irequested Sir Hutherford
to ascertain what prospect there was (if any) of the
expectations of
Me?
Kinder being realized, and also whether
by last Mails. It is a
1/20/18. document, and
-highly interesting
very complete in the
information which it
supplies. Kiuch of the latter appears to be novel,
especially
currency
ао
to the existence of a paper
in a large part of the Empire which seems to discharge efficiently
the duties of a subsidiary coinage.