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Mr Nash should be instructed to render an account
of all the dies prepared for this coinage, and the manner
in which they had been disposed of, and to return the pun-
chos to the custody of this Department.
On the assumption that some such arrangement will
be effected, I am to state that the necessary assays will
be made here as on previous occasions, and the necessary
punches &c. can be transmitted to Birmingham in the course
of four days.
I am, &c. &c.
(Sd) Horace Seymour.
Sir,
Crown Agents to Royal Mint.
Downing Street, S.V.
1st November 1897.
Hong Kong - Rog: 423 Coins.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 28th ultimo and to say that we have
been in communication with Mr Jamos Nash and havo ascer-
tained from him that he would be prepared to undertake the
supervision of the coinage for the Government of Hong Kong which is about to be executed by the Mint at Birmingham for
a fee of £8. 8. a week and his travelling expenses and
he would be ready to enter upon the work on Thursday or
Friday next.
however
We are fully alive to the importance of supervi-
sing adequately work of so much importance but having regard,
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