Grade Dollar
Hong Kong dollar;
and that
the
had been proclaimed
legal tender
by the Viceroy.
in Canton by
the
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Express an opinion upon the subject.
My Lords understand from the correspondence that there are Sir Arthur Kennedy, K.C.M.G., upon the receipt of this letter, judiciously communicated W. Cameron's request to the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce and to the local Banks, in order to ascertain the views of those Bodies practically acquainted with the monetary requirements of the Colony.
There are five Banks established besides the Oriental, in the Colony, and they find that all the foreign Banks are unanimous in their conclusion that the Japanese Yen should not, for the present, be declared legal tender in their events.
It is evident that the mercantile community of Hong-Kong do not feel sufficiently assured that the Japanese Yen is best entitled to express their views.
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