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been made without suceces to introduce

into circulation other Coins: and

f

inasunek

as every transaction of

the

Colom

in effest a tramcastion

with China, which must

be

finally settled in chopped dollars, it was crident upon a prima facie view of the question that chopped dollars were best suited. on a circulating medium in Hongtons. "This view has been verified by subsequent

experience.

Π

II Tornate extent is the sumy

what

003

1

at present employed circulating medium adapted to the peculiarities of the Eriong?

The

Mong cuployed was terling money represented in circulation by the bold and Silver

Indian

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Coins of the British and berian tunts, Spanish, Mexican and South Amcrier Iollars of full weight and undefaced

The foreign coins thus introśneed were made to represent the following amounts of Sterling mones, viz:-

The Gold Mokur

The Ruper The Dollar

29/2

1/10.

4/2.

The practice of the Treasury and

contracts

Commissariat has hitherto bien to consider cach of the above named coins a legal tender without limitation of the amount, not only for env exprend in Sterling song, but for Contracts expressed in an

of the other description. The only exceptions being copper Money and British and Indian Silver Coins of the denominations of sixpence and half a Rupee and under.

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