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the 9th ultimo to cancel the
convey.
order for silver coins ed in the Colonial Secretary's letter N:398 of the 11th March last and to substitute there-
for an order for two million (2,500,00 five hundred thousand ten
to be sent out
were
cent pieces at the earliest possible date. The Crown Agents
further requested in the same tele- gram to repeat the latter.
order fortnightly until further
notice.
The Colonial Secretary's
telegram of the 9th ultimo to
the above effect
fect was subse_ ¦
quently supplemented by a
letter dated the 27th idem
and from a letter received from the Crown Agents by this mail I learn that they they taking steps to carry out!
are
the requisition.
The Colonial treasurer,
has been advised by Mr Jackson, Chief Manager of the Bong- Kong and Shanghai Bank, that
The
a