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ad blvora autoo gnoxqnok jand ebars of egaðasvhs tonitalb

current to some extent on the mainland.

(b).

The distribution of the Hongkong Subsidiary

Jointau

Coins is no doubt very large. We hear of them at Tientsin and

all over China. Therefore if a new coinage were introduced this

Colony would have to either incur the obligation to redeem the

existing coins as they dribbled in for the next half ceentnry

century, or fix a time limit after which it must repudiate.

Neither course is very satisfactory.

(c).

It is estimated that $1,500,000 worth of

Subsidiary Coin is required for the ordinary purposes of the Colony. If a new coinage is introduced this extra quantity has

to be demonetized, a needless cost. Moreover once the new

coinage were issued, the old must be redeemed (unless repudiated

at par value thereby foregoing the profit for decrease of loss)

gained by purchase at a discount which is an essential feature

of my proposal. The alternative of having two wholly different

currencies both legal tender, and both circulating at par is

inadmissible.

Though I prefer the method I have suggested, there is an alternative way of effecting the same object. The Government could if preferred hand over the project to a Bank

instead of undertaking itself to carry out the operation, but

in such a case it must be a stipulation that the withdrawal is

kept quite secret, and takes place suddenly, so as to cause a

sudden rise and appreciation of the Hongkong coins, and thus

create

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