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beruty master of tee Minh Inover conclusively text-
the American trade dollar and the Japanese ten do not at present satisfy
there conditions. He Mnited States Mint has been coining trade dollars, the fine silver in which exceeds the fine silven contained in rufican dollars, a
matten
inconvenience
of
force
of
the two
are to cinculate together,
but it has now Euspended
of such dollars, the cornage of and there can be little doubt that it will eittien
put an end to them alto other or alter their contents, if
ila
{
of
finds that they interfere with the currency legislations
the diited States. On the botteen hand the Japanese Govenment does not appear to understand as yet-
the principles of sound currency. and there can be little reliance plased on the decisions
the Intive antronities of the Japanese much.
the correspondence how before my Londs shews, how
easily
the
Japanese Governnicah I are induced to alter the contents of their Coins, seeing that at the close
beginning of 1878
of 1877 on they Enbstituted
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trade
dollar
finds