423
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#
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the Counter-
"The total amount
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average
rate
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of
Stamps
a mouth."
of nearly $120
5. Lad Carnarvon's suggestion
sold at the Agency since august
1877 is, in round numbers $21,500.
I do not consider that the Agency
was
fairly at work till November
"This would give
are
average
of not quite $1200 a month,
1877.
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then
say $14,000 a
year.
How much
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the
Agency
11
"
to
this would be sold without
say.
it is quite imposible
"During this period the Government has paid
little
than $2,00
in Commission, at the
(Despatch N.123
7
bctober 1877)
that the
agent should
pay
at once on
chinese
delivery the cash value of
would not be
the Stamps
very convenient either to M. Lister or the Chinese Agent. Mr. Lister thinks it would throw his Accounts into confusion, render a strict audit difficult and open the don to irregularities; whereas the I have sanctioned has the
systern
musit,
ملة
far, of being consistent with the chinese wurde of business,
mode
and it afford the Government, in