:
L
Eu tively agree
with his
Losts. hip
that that
measure should be postpored, until he
satiefied that no
li
be
a
dopted
with a
other
measure could
advantage.
They gather from your
that
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79
competent legal opinion should that there may be
be obtained
in
no question hereafter
as to the legality
decision which the Goverment
way take.
of any
letter that
he thinks it
it possible such
a
neme by might
be found
in the admission of the Grade Dollar
to legal tender, and that
he does not
that the Order in Council
of
-think
1863 Excludes
the trade dollar by the words" other
Dou ar
of equivalent value" with the
Mexican Dollar, in asmuch as the trade Межан
dollar is heaver.
My Lord
in their letter of 20th Best: - marly stated the doubts which had occurreds
to them, and They think it extremely probable
ew taken by
that the
View
is correct. They would
Lord Carnarvon iggest however
that
(weight of ver. 47
If
would
of state
adm
be
this
sel
pocut
were
settled,
Myhost.
ко
objection, if the Secretary
and the Colony wish it,
to
mitting the Grade Dollar, provided it less than 416 grains troy weight,
of not
be not injured
defaced, and have
silver in' 10000.
900 parts of silver
the less objection to this
There is
course that the
Luade
Dollar
bas..
been already officially recoquined bes the Government of the provinces
in
which Canton is situated received in
$
payment of duties, and admitted into
general circulation.
But
esusidering
the
Jealousyj
aut
distrust