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to issue
quoted
of
that value.
exact a premium.
silver
The Bank consented to these
The Governor in reply
Dollars
was short
to the Secretary of
State's despatch
under pretence that they
weight. I remedy
which the Chamber recommended
states that he
not prepared
is that de
Banks.
pared at present to recommend the issue of Government $1
notes, and recommended the
legalization of the Japanese yen
The memorial referred to in paragraph was referred to the Chamber
of Commerce to express its opinion thereon
In
reply
the Chamber confirmed
the statements of the memorialist...
and added that
Chinese
money
changers and shopkeepers always
enact
be allowed to increase its issue
to five hundred thousand dollars.
Major General Commanding
the Forces and the Commodore
forwarded
letters
from Military and Naval Paymasters strongly
confirming the accusation.
memorialists that
the
great evil is caused by
the want of a sufficient
issue of
notes.
The
Paymaster