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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

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