Subject.
Page.
Berial No.
From or to whom,
Despatch No., ko.
Date,
▼
Subject.
Paga
1903.
23
To the Governor ...
Telegram
July 1
24
The Governor
Confi- dential.
June 6 (Rec. July 6.)
States that Chamber of Commerce may be informed that objection to pro- hibition cannot be withdrawn.
Confirms Nos. 8 and 11; awaits Order in Council providing for the coinage of the dollar; encloses copy of a despatch to the Viceroy of India enquiring as to time and cost of coin- ing; makes suggestions as to a new design for the coin; and requests certain information on certain points of detail.
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11
35
To the Governor
11
36
Ditto
:
1903.
Telegram September 19 Sanctions issue of proclamation making the new dollar the standard coin, bat it should be separate and subsequent to the proclamation bringing into force the Order in Council.
Telegram September 19 Instructs him that his Government should give no pledge that it will ultimately give new dollars in ex- change for all Mexican and British dollars in Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements.
23
25
Ditto
Secret
June 10 (Rec. July 6.)
Concurs in No. 4 with respect to the sterling value of the new dollar, and states that there is a general opinion locally that the value will be fixed at two shillings.
13
37
Ditto
317
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September 23
26
To the Governor...
Confi- dential.
July 16
13
38
Ditto
27
The Governor
309
July 28 (Rec. Aug. 24.)
July 28 (Rec. Aug. 24.)
Expresses gratification at the reception of the report in the Colony; gives information asked for in No. 24.
Submits the Currency Note Ordinance, 1899, Amendment Ordinance, 1903, together with the Attorney-General's report thereon.
Forwards copy of a letter from the Bingapore Chamber of Commerce en- closing the comments of the Advisory 8ab-Committee appointed to watch the progress of the scheme, together with copy of the reply.
28
Ditto
314
14
39
15
113
40
The Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporation.
Confi- dential.
To the Governor ...
Telegram
and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion.
1
September 25
October 13
October 14
October 14
September 30 (Rec. Oct. 26.)
29
The Chartered Bank
August 25
of India, Austra-
lia and China.
Urges the immediate prohibition of the further importation of Mexican dollars.
18
41
30
To the Chartered
September 2
Bank of India,
Australia
and
A
China.
States, in reply to No. 29, that the Secretary of State has fully considered the matter already, and sees no reason to prohibit the importation before the time contemplated in the Currency Committee's report.
To the Hong Kong
20
42
The Governor
414
14
31
To the Governor
32
The Chartered Bank
of India, Austra- lla and China.
33
Ditto
294
September 2
September 3
Acknowledges No. 28, and transmits
copies of Nos. 29 and 30.
20
Notes view taken in No. 30 as to the importation of Mexican dollars, and reports receipt of information as to the large importations.
20
43
To the Governor ...
Telegram. Confi- dential.
October 30
21
34
The Governor
351
September 10 Reports receipt of information that the importation of Mexican dollars into Indo-China has been prohibited and the export duty abolished, and points out that the bulk of Mexican dollars then in Indo-China will probably be sent to the Straits if importation is not prohibited.
August 22 (Rec. Bept. 14.)
Requests authority to issue a proclama- tion making the new dollar the stan- dard coin of the Colony; describes arrangements for putting the new dollar into circulation.
21
44
The Acting Governor
Cond-
dential.
45
Sanctions Ordinance No. XIII. of 1903, but points out that the Ordinance re- quires amendment so as to provide that the cost of re-minting shall be borne from general revenue.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 34, and approves generally of the proposals contained therein; confirms Nos. 35 and 36.
Encloses copy of a letter from their Hong Kong manager referring to a suggested exchange by the Straits Government of British dollars in Singapore for bar silver at Bombay: points out advantages and asks that Straits Government may be requested" to make arrangements.
Conveys purport of No. 39, and sees no objection provided dollars supplied are at once shipped out of the Colony: leaves matter to his discretion.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 39 and
communicates purport of No. 40.
Calls attention to the possibility that, before the ratio of the dollar to gold is fixed, there may be a scarcity of currency and a consequent inflation of exchange; and encloses draft Ordinance to provide against the contingency.
Asked to be informed by telegraph when prohibition to import British and Mexican dollars will come into opera tion, and how many Straite dollars have been circulated.
(Bea, Oct. 31) Reports that the publication of pro- hibition to import British and Mexi- can dollars came into force on 2nd October; and states numbers of new dollars received and circulated,
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29
23
23
24
$5
25
26
26
98
The Governor
431
October 7 (Rec. Nov. 2.):
Transmita copies of Proclamations and Orders in Council dealing with the new currency.
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