CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 299

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while the dollar Coinage

in progress, of itself prevent the simultaneous

execution of the two

Coinages, and would this

ress and probably

Cause great

embarrassment at times.

5th Lieut. Col. Smith has

recorded his opinion of the

necessity of a Mint in this City for the Coinage of Copper. Were this established,

it would not be difficult to combine

the arrangements for Coinage of dollars, and should

the Government of Hong Kong

prefer this plan to that of

a Colonial Mint, I do not see

any objection that could be

offered on the part of the Government of India.

The Govt. would

be able to determine whether

it would be more to its advantage

to pay for the Cost of Coinage here, and for freight

to and fro,

than to establish a mint of its own. In such a question

the extent of the Coinage

to be executed from time to time is of chief importance,

with respect both to expense and to public necessity.

The rate at which

the Coinage would be executed

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297 while the dollar Coinage in progress, of itself prevent the simultaneous execution of the two Coinages, and would this ress and probably Cause great embarrassment at times. 5th Lieut. Col. Smith has recorded his opinion of the necessity of a Mint in this City for the Coinage of Copper. Were this established, it would not be difficult to combine the arrangements for Coinage of dollars, and should the Government of Hong Kong prefer this plan to that of a Colonial Mint, I do not see any objection that could be offered on the part of the Government of India. The Govt. would be able to determine whether it would be more to its advantage to pay for the Cost of Coinage here, and for freight to and fro, than to establish a mint of its own. In such a question the extent of the Coinage to be executed from time to time is of chief importance, with respect both to expense and to public necessity. The rate at which the Coinage would be executed
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297 while the dollar Coinage in progres. of itself prevent the simultaneous ress and would this execution of the two of the two Coinages, and probably Cause great embarrassment at times. 5th Lieut. Coll Smith has recorded his opinion of the necessity of a this City for the Coinage of Copper. Were this established a new ruint in it would not be difficult a e to combine the far as Ican judge with it arrangements for Coinage of dollars, and should the Government of Honghong- prefer this plane to that of རྙ... A Colonial Mint, I do not see, any objection that could be on offered of India . the part of the Governmes The boll. Goot would be able to determine whether it would be more to its advantage to pay for the Cost of Coinage here, and for freight fro, Jits to and than to establish a mint a -question own. In such the extent of the Coinage to be executed from time to time is of chief importance. with respect both to expense and to public necessity. th The rate at which - the Coinage would be evented
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297

while the dollar Coinage

in progres. of itself prevent the simultaneous

ress and would this

execution of the two

of the two Coinages,

and probably

Cause

great

embarrassment at times.

5th Lieut. Coll Smith has

recorded his opinion of the

necessity of a this City for the Coinage of Copper. Were this established

a new ruint in

it would not be

difficult a

e to combine

the

far as Ican judge with it arrangements for Coinage of dollars, and should

the Government of Honghong-

prefer

this plane to that of

རྙ...

A

Colonial Mint, I do not see,

any objection that could be

on

offered of India

.

the part of the Governmes

The boll. Goot would

be able to determine whether

it would be more to its advantage

to pay for the Cost of Coinage here, and for freight

fro,

Jits

to and

than to establish a mint

a

-question

own. In such the extent of the Coinage

to

be executed from time to time is of chief importance. with respect both to expense and to public necessity.

th

The rate at which -

the Coinage would be evented

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