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29 SEP 1910
September 10, 1910.
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Wai Wu Pu ugust 23, 910.
Ai Vu Pu ept.
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1910.
sir.
In a despatch to the Secretary of State for the Co-
lonies, No. 242 of July 29th last, on the subject of the
new Chinese currency, a copy of which was forwarded to
me, the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong
made certain suggestions with regard to the manner in
which the issue of the new currency should be carried
out and in particular asked for information as to how
the Chinese Government proposed to deal with the Hongkong
subsidiary coinage now circulating in China.
As the regulations issued by the Board of Finance,
translation of which I had the honour to enclose in my
despatch No. 188 of June 3rd, are in many respects amb i --
guous and lacking in detail, it occurred to me that the
natural interest taken by the Hongkong Government in the
he Right Honourable
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,
etc. etc. etc.
question