It is requested that in any further comi on this subject the under-mentiumed 1. sumber may be quoted, and the reply addı„ssed to
The Guder Secretary of Stute for India,
Indin Office,
tion
and
India Office, REC
Br15 BUG UL Whitehall, S.
Whitehall,
S.W.
F. 3957.
24
August 1900.
331
sir,
With reference to your letters of the 16 th and 23rd
Jo
Treas
of May last, Nos.14390 and 15340, relative to the supply of
subsidiary coinage for Hong Kong and the Straits
Settlements from the Indian Mints, I am directed to forward
for the information of the Secretary of State for the
Dated 19th July 1900,No.232.
Colonies, a copy of a letter from t
Government of India on the subject.
You will observe that it is suggested that, should
other permanent arrangements have been made by the end
current financial year, and the Colonies still wish to hav
their subsidiary coinage executed by the Indian Mints, a
reference on the subject should again be made to the
Government of India, who may possibly be then in a posit:
to undertake any work that may be required.
It will also be observed that there would be no
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial office.
objection