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Memorial of the Government Council (Hui I Cheng Wu Ch'u) on the question of a uniform national Currency.
The Special Envoy to America, T'ang Shao-yi, having memorialised the Throne on September 22nd, praying that effect should be given to all the Articles of the Commercial Treaties, and that the question of currency should be speedily determined, present memorialists were commanded to deliberate and report thereon without delay.
As the Throne is aware, the question of currency has been considered repeatedly by the high authorities in the Capital, and investigated and reported upon by all the Provincial authorities. Special memoranda on the subject have also been submitted by Chang Chih-tung, Lu Ch'uan-lin and Yuan Shih-k'ai, as well as by the Board of Finance; all of which, under a Decree of April 26th, were handed over to the Government Council and the Senate for consideration.
All this shows sufficiently the great care
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