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NC:28.

A

RECEIVED

SEP 18 1844

Sir

#

in 1579 Hongkong

217

- Registry, Government House-

Hongkong,

7th June, 1844.

Your

beg to bring under the notice of His

Excellency an official Despatch, dated Hongkong 29th March, 1842, wherein it is stated in paragraph V that, British Coins are not to be deemed a legal tender.

Your

In conformity with the instructions of His Excellency to me in London, last February I brought under the notice of Sir Charles Trevelyan, Secretary of the Treasury, the omission of British Coin being declared legal tender in Hongkong, and was informed,

that probably the reason

why British coin was

not declared a legal tender, along with Dollars and Rupees, was owing to the fact of its being

legal tender in every part of Her Majesty's

His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis,

Dominions

Governor & Commander in Chief of Hongkong &c. &c. &c.

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NC:28. A RECEIVED SEP 18 1844 Sir # in 1579 Hongkong 217 - Registry, Government House- Hongkong, 7th June, 1844. Your beg to bring under the notice of His Excellency an official Despatch, dated Hongkong 29th March, 1842, wherein it is stated in paragraph V that, British Coins are not to be deemed a legal tender. Your In conformity with the instructions of His Excellency to me in London, last February I brought under the notice of Sir Charles Trevelyan, Secretary of the Treasury, the omission of British Coin being declared legal tender in Hongkong, and was informed, that probably the reason why British coin was not declared a legal tender, along with Dollars and Rupees, was owing to the fact of its being legal tender in every part of Her Majesty's His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Dominions Governor & Commander in Chief of Hongkong &c. &c. &c.
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Nc:28. A RECEIVED SEP 18 1844 Sir # in 1579 Hongkong 217 - Reasery, Governmer of House- ketoria, Houghing, 7th June, 1844. Your Heg to bring under the notice of Inn Excellency an official Reclamation, date Harghing 29%. March; 1842, whereine it is stated iw paragraph V that, British Cornes are not to be deemed a legal tender. Yover. In conformity with the instructions of fun. -Excellency to me in London, lastikbruary Sbrought under the notice of Abi Trevelyan, Secretary of the. heasury, the anision of British Coin king declared legal tender in Hongkong, and was informed,- a that probably the reasore why British can was why not declared a legal tender, along with Dollars and Rupees, was oving to the fact of its being legal tender in every part of Her Majesty's His Excellency Sohn Trancis & Davis, Dominions a Governor & Commander in Chief of Harghin's & !
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Nc:28.

A

RECEIVED

SEP 18 1844

Sir

#

in 1579 Hongkong

217

- Reasery, Governmer of House-

ketoria, Houghing,

7th June, 1844.

Your

Heg to bring under the notice of Inn

Excellency an official Reclamation, date Harghing 29%. March; 1842, whereine it is stated iw paragraph V that, British Cornes are not to be deemed a legal tender.

Yover.

In conformity with the instructions of fun. -Excellency to me in London, lastikbruary Sbrought under the notice of Abi Trevelyan, Secretary of the. heasury, the anision of British Coin king declared legal tender in Hongkong, and was informed,-

a

that probably the reasore

why British can was

why

not declared a legal tender, along with Dollars and Rupees, was oving to the fact of its being

legal tender in every part of Her Majesty's

His Excellency Sohn Trancis & Davis,

Dominions

a

Governor & Commander in Chief of Harghin's &

!

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