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COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Rates of Exchange of Commissariat. Bills drawn at 30

days sight in 1847.

On London,

In Calcutta.

For Dollar.

For Rupees.

January. At par, siz the "per dollar. 221 Be per 100 Dls 1 Pent premium

February

March.

April. May.

218 @ 22000, per 100th 1 & 2 per cent prem:

215@216 Out. per 100. It

Do.

Da

Do.

Ja Do

Do.

218 R# per 100 Dolls | 18 Cent premium!

June.

4/5 per sollar.

217 @220 per 100 Be

Da

July. August.

At par.

215@220 RF for 100 Bt

Dr.

316@ 222 Rt for 160 It

None.

September October November. December.

ஆ..

None.. None.

2 per cent premiund

None.

Do.

| 2/3 ± 220 Pt per 100 St

None..

221 Rt. per 100 DS.

None.

COINS.

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The only gold coins legally current, are those the United Kingdom, and the Cast India Company's gold Mohur coined since the 1th September, 1835, value £1.9.2 sterling. This latter, however, is seldom, perhaps never met with in the Colmy

are...

The silver coins besides those of the United Kingdom, the Dollars of Spain, Merice, and the South American States, each equivalent to 1/2" sterling, and the East India Company's Rupee, Half, Quarter and Eighth of Rupee, at 7/10, 112, 5%, and 12th respectively Five Frane pieces, and Dutch Guilders, probably brought from Batuvid, are ocea

- are occasionally found in circulation, but they are not recognised as currency.

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"The copper coins of Great Britain, from Buny to a Half Farthing are current, as are the copper "Cash" of China. Three of these last equal a Half Farthing

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