and China, and the leading firms in the Colony represented.
2. From these documents Your Lordship will see that there is already a considerable scarcity in the supply of Mexican dollars procurable in the London Market, and in the United States of America, and that there is a general apprehension of a greater scarcity in the future. The reason for this apprehension are clearly set forth in the report of the proceedings referred to, and I entirely concur in the resolution unanimously adopted by the Chamber of Commerce, that the Japanese Yen be adopted as legal tender in the Colony, at least as a tentative and precautionary measure against possible contingencies.
3. With regard to the reference made in Your Lordship's
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