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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions-

ITIE. Undersigned have received 10-

Tactions from Sixers. TheBENES

Co, to sell by Public Auction

10

00

'TUESDAY, the 18th May. 1920, st 9 p.m.

at his Salce Rooms, Duddoll Street,

The Steamer "DAGMAR"

as she now lies in the Menam River.

Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear

and appurtenances, etc.

1437 tons gross Reg.

921 tons net Reg.

1900 tong: deadweight capacity on

17 lest mean draft. Speed 10 knots.

This Steamer went ashore in the. Gell of Siam, was salved, and towed to Bangkok, where she was dry-docked and patched up..

Inspection crders on application to the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., Bangkok,

The Steamer to be at purchaser's risk after fall of hammer, when purchase zooney is to be paid..

For full particulars apply te

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneer.

Gr

Jess. THORESEN & Co,

- Hongkong.

FOR SALE.

One Complete Set of 25 Volumes

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA.

(Never been used). Apply

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

INTIMATIONS.

ESTATE OF DENNIS KEBIR MOSS DECEASED,

ALL Persons baying Claims against or oving mooeya to the above Estata are requested to spotify the undersigned.

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DECIMAL COINAGE."

COMMISSION'S REPORT.

MAJORITY AGAINST CHANGE

of decimal fractions at an earlier age existing system, and the committee's although this would be easier for comments on them necessarily in- them if they were familiar with volve some repetition. With regard ¡ decimal coins. With regard to (2) to (2) the committee find that "the and (3) while the necessity for climination of the necessity for com- compound athetic renders the pound arithmetic would perhaps re- The report of the Royal Com-existing system less convenient, in more some occasion for error. But mission on Decimal Coirage, presided some respects than the decimal it is pointed out that in dealing with as a means of keeping accounts, decimals a common and serious error over by Lord Emmott, has been there is no evidence that mistakes is the misplacement of the decimal issued. The finding of the majority are in fact caused by the existing point. The system would no doubt is that it is not advisable to system. We observe that if com- be a convenience for the purpose of make any change jn the

but it would denomination of the currency and inconvenience, it may be avoided in be

pound arithmetic is felt to be an account keeping.

a convenience purchased at money of account of the United suck offices as find decimals con- cost not only of the facility Kingdom, with a view to placing venient for internal purposes by of the existing system for the them on a decimal basis. There are reckoning in pounds and decimal millions of transactions of every two minority reports. The main conclusions of Lord Emmott and the parts of a pound, a system already day life, but at the risk, as we show in common use, which has been later of grave social disturbance." majority of his colleagues are:

adopted without legislative As for (3) the committee observe. 1. In any scheme for reducing the authority and can be extended with that, while they have no evidence of existing system to a decimal basis out any legislative change. We find any difficulty, they recognise that the pound should be retained.

on the other hand that the existing the operation is simply in the decimal system is regarded as admirably system. On point (4) the committee suited to the needs of everyday life. say We understand from the The escape from the necessity of witness sent by the Institute of having to reckon by tens imposed Barkers that their main consideration on primitive races by the number of was the effect of the change on the digi's by which the races learned to position of London as a monetary count has been held to mark a step in centre, on the expert trade and as a the progress of civilisation, step first step in the introduction of system of weights dictated by the need for a unit of the aetric measure capable of both division and and measures. In the opinion sub-division. How strong was the of other witnesses, however, the need is proved by the early appear. character of the coins subsidiary to

2. The pound and mill scheme is the only strongly supported scheme which complies with this condition.

3. The advantage to be gained by a change to the pound and mi scheme as regards keeping accounts is in no way commensurate with the loss of the convenience of the existing system for other purposes.

4. Grave difficulties will be created by any alteration of the penny.

5. The scheme cannot be tried a an experiment or on a voluntary basis.

The question to which the Com-

ance of the dozen."

any

the pound was a minor matter in the We find as regards the objection step in the conversion would be calculation. While the preliminary mittee had to direct their investiga- referred to in (4) that no difficulty is avoided by the decimal systems, the tions has been under discussion in this in fact experienced in calculating necessity for a calculation would country for more than half a century, foreign exchange. Tables are in

and the first part of the report general use for this purpose, and in remain, both to convert from one is devoted to a history of the move any case the additional step in the decimal system to another and to ment, the results of previous inquiries calculation rendered necessary by the give effect to variations in the ex-

change." being indicated, The Commitree existing system is the less trouble-

FOUND AND MTL SCHEME.

examined in detail points, made by some of the two steps involved in The Committee devote a portion witnesses as to the disadvantages of the operation. As to (5), we are in of their report to setting forth the the existing system, these witnesses' formed that there is no difficulty in difficulties of the adoption of the contentions being summarised as making quotations in the currency of

the country of the possible pur pound and mil scheme of Lord South- under:

(a) From the point of view of chasers, Enterprising manufacturers wark's Bill. The pound and mil, it domestic interest; in (1) waste of for export trade already adopt this is pointed out, provides no exact time in education, (2) liability to course, which is obviouly more con equivalent of the penny, which is error in keeping accounts, (3) waste venient to all classes in the country still the real popular standard of of time to those unfamiliar with the of the importer than quotation in the value on which most small transac use of decimals in those businesses currency of the exporter whether it tlons are based. .A 4mil penny fare in which calculations in decimals are be a decimal currency or no. Tables waald, In the opinion of witnesses, drive tramways out of business. The would, in the opinion of our witnesses, necessary or convenient.

remain in use even were a decimal question of altering over 50,000,000 contracts in industrial life assurance systems adopted

policles is referred to, as are the difficulties and increased contribu tions that would be involved in Nation- al Health Insurance. It is clear, the Committee say, that the ideal of a Empire would not be advanced by common currency throughout the the scheme. As for effect on the epitomised by the committee as fol lows:-

(b) From the point of view of foreign trade in: (4) the necessity

Witnesses sent by the Bankers for an additional step in the process of arriving at the equivalent of the Institute, the report states, expressed price in sterling in a foreign, or a the opinion that for the purpose of colonial currency on adecimal basis; domestic trade the existing system is and (5) in the handicap to export quite satisfactory; and the evidence trade involved in the tendency of a of retailers was generally to the same foreign buyer to overlook quotations effect. The advantages claimed for

in a currency which he finds it dif- the decimal system. by witnesses are Mint, the report remarke: "TO

"culy to convert into his own,

replace by mil-value coins the whole 'A STEP. IN CIVILISATION." Commenting on these points, the 1. Saving of time during education of those which Lord Southwark's Bill Committee say they find that the and throughout life in all calcula entirely discards, viz., the crown. evidence of expert witnesses appears tions involving money by the elimi-half-crown, threepence, penny, half- to show with regard to (1) that the nation from such calculations of the penny, and farthing, might require the whole normal output of the Mint, existing system entails some expendi need for compound arithmetic. ture of time in the schools, which 2 Reduced liability to error in at its present capacity, for some

thirteen years, nothing being left fort might be devoted to other purposes. keeping accounts...”**

If It was iropossible for them. to say 3. Greater ease in computing ordinary increases of currency. -how much time would be saved. The amounts expressed-as-percentages one-half of the output were devoted gain would be very slight. It would 4. Greater case in converting Bri- to replacement, and the other to meeting ordinary demands, this still be necessary to teach vulgartish money to foreign money??, fractions, On the other hand, chil There are, of course, in general the period might be doubled."- dren would have to learn the notation/ opposite of the disadvantages of the

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THURSDAY, MAY 6. 1920.

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