732 Coins.
Crown Agents to Messrs Pixley & Abell.
Whitehall Gardens, S.W.
nong Kong
Gentlemen,
Sept.1908 Sept.19
0.
54
20045
31st December 1907 2 JUN 08
I enclose for your information a copy of a letter dated the 24th September which we have received from the Government of ong Kong with regard to the proposed disposal of surplus subsidiary coins, as to which you have already been verbally informed.
2. The telegram referred to in the first pare- graph of the letter has not been received. We therefore conclude that the Colonial Government has had some reason
We shall however
for not proceeding further in the matter.
be glad to receive any observations you may have to make in
the matter.
J am &c.,
(Sd.) E.E. Blake.
Messrs Pixley & Abell to Crown Agents.
27 Old Broad Street, E.0. 13th January 1908.
Gentlemen,
We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 31st December 1907, enclosing copy of letter received from the Government of Hong Kong dateo 24th September with reference to the disposal of Subsidiary Silver Coin.
Under the present conditions of the Silver Market there is no outlet for the Coin in the East, so they will require to he sent to London, but as we understand from your letter that no immediate action is to be taken in the matter
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