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Acting Colonial Treasurer to Colonial Secretary.
Treasury,
Hong-Kong 15th August 1892.
I have the honour to invite your attention to
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the late Mr. Lister's letter, written in his capacity of Treasurer, No. 22 of the 10 of April 1885, proposing an improvement in our cash coinage.
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The enclosures in the Acting Colonial Secret_ry ́s letter No. 1019 of the lot, of August 1885, shev wij 107. Lister's proposal Vas a. Lpractic...ble, and Ir. Lister
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in his letter of the same wate No. 48, stated that le had no further suggestion to offer.
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I have been making some enquiries as to the
possibility of effecting Mr. Lister's object by other means means, and Mr. Silva of this Department has drawn my attention to
a very neat coin used in the Straits Settlements-a half
cent ( of which I enclose a specimen )- which I have every
reason to believe would be a welcome audition to our local
currency.
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I have made personal enquiry of various Chinese
Bankers and Compradores, and the Registrar General has at
my request done so also, and the persons we have consulted
are all of opinion that the coin would be a popular one
among the Chinese, and a boon to small traders in the
markets and elsewhere.
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