Mhmia,
China, and my when
t where the Mexican
dollar, which is I
believe slightly richer
in silver, cannot be
[The difference is very slight]
As to the quality
237
of the Japanese gen,
the fact it is stated
obtained
in sufficient
in the Report of the
The gen
C-6361
quantity
seems to be received
more freely anywhere else in
& near Foochow, and
its use is said to be also extending
in
the Canton province. The making of the gen
a
legal tender
in Hong Kong would
most likely
have
a tendency to
increase its circulation in the
neighbouring parts of China.
Deputy Master of the Mint for 1890,
that
the examination held
५
in that year showed that both the weight and fineness of
the coins
had been maintained
with great accuracy". A special machine
The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
is in favor of legalising the gen (see
3 in no. 15
5f
The idea,
ee Enclosure
the précis).
started
at that meeting, I