49

مجھے

them. And if they

quere

compelled by decree to receive a coin

the Faol piece

other-

...

any

must often howe to pay it

they

away

on the spot; in which case, if the

-people did not choose to receive it

except at

discount,

event, there would be

OU AN

zra

my probable

power

cower to

compel them, and the loss must. fall unjerstly upon the reviving.

officer. Moreover another difficulty would grise in distinguishing true from Spurrions coins, from all public offices

prowess exempt.

which

by the simpler

The Prince and the other

Members of the Board present,

among

w

hom was

Win Seang;

perfectly unanimous in these views; and without disputing the correctness of the reasoning in favour

of a coinage, and the advantages in other respects that might be derived from its introduction into -China, they reiterated their opinion that the time had not arrived for

- any experiment of the Kind, and

that it was not in their

obtain

orders

power

j decree, or issue any.

any decree,

to

on the subject. The Custom Houses at the Treaty Ports, they added finally, would no doubt be ready to receive the Hong Kong Toul

...

Bollar at its intrinsic or assay

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