feeling of this I have no doubl?
&
It does not follow from this that the (hinese will not even within the next few
à mint. It is only
years dotermine, of their own accord if left alone, on having a Certain that they will not listen
to
Suggestions for the purchase of the Houghing Mint unless it were with a view to being
delivered from
the question & all further
id importunity, of the first use they wd be likely to put it to in that case w? be to break it up. They are equally
averse at present to any proposition for the adoption of a comage the struck for them free of rxpense of under conditions of profit. In a word the Chincur authorities are not yet conince) I the necessity for a metattic currenay. They to not believe the want of it is felt by the people or see their way to any departure
of
conmeed
from
from the old Established
usage.
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And until
Such want is generally & urgently felt they doubt the policy of any interference with
the currency
25h w? at once
subject them to
>
popular suspicion & recall more than one Signal & damazing failure of former foots in the matter of copper comage
with such brews & feelings freely
<
Expressed more than once when a discussion
on the subject has taken place it camsst be matter of surprise to Y. E. that I failed to
of lain
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amore favorable
Answer Even
to my modified proposal that they is? make the Tacl piece a legal tender in payment of Imperial dues. The only answer was an Explanation of the responsibility the Imperial goot and ment if they thur sudcaroused to force their authorities in the provinces to receive these of Ary
ther coms.
Under the Existing order of things these Authorities have to account for all dues received in pure silver. Any porting they remit to Peking