CONFIDENTIAL.
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG, 5th. April, 1913.
Sir,
You
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With reference to my Despatch Confidential of
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11th. of last January, I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed copy of a memorandum from the Consulate at Canton from which it will be seen that the Mint there has resumed the coinage of so-called subsidiary currency.
In my opinion this action makes more imperative the early adoption of the steps already proposed for the re- -habilitation of the currency of this Colony including the pro- -hibition of the use of foreign coins.
The discount
is at
has
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Hrany
Governor, &c..
ant pieces
on
the next
10 An
present 7.10%.
not previously
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
The Canton bint
mintest 5 cent pieces.
Hom
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