would be for notes.
3. The Non-Commissioner officers
by
the
and men frequently lose
Silver Dollar, the Chinese refrain:
in many instances to give
the full values
Signed St. Brackenbury
Captain
Commanding Gun Lacear
Hong Kong, 1st October 1882.
I hardly ever use one Dollar notes, for payments in
the public service.
On rare occasions I
one Dollar notes in change.
a larger note from my
I am
Signed) W. Kent
Major R.A.
Comdt 8f. 8.D. R.A.
The Chief
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Yes, great difficulty
experienced in obtaining one
Dollar notes from the Banks
and elsewhere
The inconvenience resulting
therefrom is that I have to take silver 2 Dollars (Mexican)
to
and it frequently happened, particularly of late,
that the men to whom
were issued are unable
to pass them consequently they
are returned to
Sd. D. Breivogel
Acting Paymaster Det. A. & D.
District Paymaster
has
No inconvenience
Hongkong
14th Oct 1882