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Hongkong &e Shanghai, Banking Everperation. 31. Lubard Theek. London: B.C.
19th December 19
The Hon. R. H. Mead. C.B.
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Assistant Under Secretary of State
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for the Colonies.
Colonial Office.
Downing Street. I. W.
Referring to the deposit made with the Crown Agents by this Bank
against its note /ssue as sti
as stipulated for by 4. M's peasury, I have the honor to request that you will be good enough to sanction the Crown Agenti allowing us to exchange the Rupee Paper
now held, or such portion of it. as may be required, for Colonial Government Stocks or Colonial Treasury bills.
A. W's. Treasury have already given permission for such an exchang, in their letter to the Colonial Office - No. 115ue dated the 4 August 1890, copy of which you sent us at the time, paragraph 5 of this letter
states:
"It is understood that the Bank
will
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