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Enclosure in No. 201.

Netherlands Trading Society,

Singapore, 12th January, 1907. I TAKE the liberty to bring under your notice that it is impossible for me to digest the big amounts of Straits Settlements subsidiary coins (5, 10, and 20 cents pieces), which are constantly offered to me.

My stock of these coins has now run up to $42.000, and many of the local firms are petitioning me to take over their stocks.

Moreover, the Javasche Bank, in Pontianak, (West Coast of Borneo), has collected $40,000 of these coins, and is obliged to export these, as the Netherlands That bank has India Government has prohibited their further use in Borneo.

also requested me to receive these.

may mention besides that I expect a big inflow of these coins from Deli after a period of about six months.

I will feel very much obliged if you will inform me whether Government is likely to take any action in the matter, and, if so, what steps will be taken.

To the Honourable Colonial Treasurer,

Straits Settlements,

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Singapore.

No. 202.

I have, &c.,

VANDERSTADT,

Agent.

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3.-1) If any person exports or attempts to export Straits dollars amounting Penalty for in nominal value to twenty dollars he shall be liable on conviction before a Police exporta- Court to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and any coin so exported or attempted to be exported shall be forfeited.

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tion of this

(2) In any case in which it has been proved to the satisfaction of a Court that Ordinance. Straits dollars amounting in nominal value to twenty dollars have been exported contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance it may impose in addition to the fine authorised by this section a further penalty not exceeding the amount or value of the coin so found to have been exported.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any coin exported under a licence in writing under the hand of the Colonial Secretary or of any officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor.

(4) Any person exporting coin under the provisions of such licence shall be bound to comply with the terms in such licence specified and any person exporting or attempting to export coin in contravention of the terms of such licence shall be liable on conviction before a Police Court to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and any coin exported or attempted to be exported in contravention of the terms of such licence shall be forfeited. The provision contained in Sub-section (2) shall apply in the case of any coin exported in contravention of the terms of any

such licence.

4. Any person found offending against the provisions of this Ordinance may be arrested by any Police Officer without warrant.

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5. The Court may direct any fine or portion of a fire imposed and levied under Fine paid this Ordinance to be paid to the informer.

Passed this 30th day of November, 1906.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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(No. 42.) MY LORD,

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 23rd February, 1907.)

[Copy Ordinance to Treasury, 9th March, 1907. L.F] [Ordinance sanctioned, 8th Mur h, 1907. No. 81. L.F.]

Government House, Singapore, 29th January, 1907. I HAVE the honour to forward Ordinance No. V. of 1906 of the Colony of Labuan, entitled "An Ordinance to prohibit the Exportation of Straits Dollars."

I have, &c.,

JOHN ANDERSON.

Enclosure in No. 202.

COLONY OF Labuan.

ORDINANCE No. V. OF 1906.

AN Ordinance to prohibit the Exportation of Straits Dollars.

(L.B.)

JOHN ANDERSON,

Governor.

[30th November, 1906.

By His Excellency Sir JOHN ANDERSON Knight Commander of the Most Dis- tinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Labuan and its Dependencies:

It is hereby enacted by the Governor of Labuan as follows:—

1. This Ordinance may be cited as " The Straits Dollar Exportation Ordinance 1906" and shall come into operation forthwith.

2. From and after the coming into operation of this Ordinance it shall not be lawful to export the coin known as the Straits Dollar to any place outside the boller for following. countries that is to say (1) The Malay Peninsula (2) The Netherlands

East Indies (8) Borneo.

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No. 203.

S. MCARTHUR,

Colonial Secretary.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 23rd February, 1907.)

(Confidential.)

[Answered by No. 209.]

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MY LORD,

Government House, Singapore, 31st January, 1907. WITH reference to your Lordship's confidential despatch of the 13th December, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that I concur in the opinion expressed by the Master of the Mint that it is not desirable to .educe the weight of the subsidiary coins below the value of 50 cents.

2. I am of opinion, however, that the fineness should be reduced from 800 to 600 and am not in favour of substituting a copper or mixed metal coin for the five-cent piece.

3. The present five-cent piece is a very popular coin, and experience in North Borneo has shown that nickel coins are very unpopular with natives.

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No. 204.

I have, &c.,

JOHN ANDERSON.

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THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 11.43 a.m., 25th February, 1907.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 205.]

Referring to your confidential despatch of 18th January,† first instalment of

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