C. O.
Hongking
No. 18392
DOMESTIC.
138
Office or Individual.
Rec'd Rep. 1 Nov. 1893
Dollar
Portuguese
official
For sign
Date.
1893
31 Oct
Last previous Paper.
7.0.
15653
Minister inquires whether HM Gov. have lowered the rate of Exchange in Hongking
(Minutes.)
M. Fanfield
(Subject.)
may si pomo
?
Subsequent Paper.
See also 15653
According to Browne's Handbook the Portuguese "denominations of moneys of account & the current coins of the Mother Country being introduced into the Portuguese Colonies, so far as convenient & to the advantage of the Commerce of the Colonies!
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Macao Govt I gather that in Macao the Accounts are kept in Portugue but that practically the currency, Mexican dollar (called in 18653 or Davis his the current Spanish "Pataca", Hence, man officer's com in use.
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