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

280

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

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