Date: 1881. Aug. 31.
Last previous Paper: No. 18606.
(Subject.) The Purchasing Power.
DESPATCH.
C.O. 18600.
RECD 24 SEP 81.
338.
Enremitting Report by Asting.
12460.
Put By disposed of 021 X.
(Minutes.)
M. Round: The answer come at last CPL 25.Oct.
Mr Mende: Sanitary.
It may send a copy of this to M-Ryder, Colonies to be considered with the replies from the other lastin.
The information in this report tallies on the whole with that from Ceylon & Mauritian, mounting that the loss of local products & services has not materially affected by the fall of silver. And the reply from the Straits is the more singular.
Then circulate again. M20.
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