CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 300

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here would be 2% for all sorts of Coins, though it is far from

Certain that it would be fair rate, while the relative

and

amounts of integral fractional Coins are unknown

In addition there would be

the charge for premelting of

1 per

Mille

bullion

local

or 4/18 %. 4/18%,

svere

but if the

- purchased at

assay office, it would

melted or Cut and

be premett

burned there, and such a

charge would not be

made.

yet. In offering my opinion as to the practicability of eveenting

the dollar

Coinage

at the new

298

Copper Mint, should it be astablished, I wish it to be subject to

correction by Lieut. Coll. Smith, whose judgement is superior as it is on all such questions

my own

particularly.

d on the

my required as he is the proposer of the

- point in question,

the new

Mint, and has well considered

tion, and

and the

its proper organization,

Space s

the premises that it

pres

will recupy

occupy.

6th The

accompanying

Mems.

A shews the Cost of the Calcutta

Mint, and the Machinery

apparatus employed

and

in it, I know

nothing of the probable demand

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here would be 2% for all sorts of Coins, though it is far from a Certain that it would be fair rate, while the relative and amounts of integral fractional Coins are unknown In addition there would be the charge for premelting of 1 per a Mille bullion local or 4/18 %. 4/18%, svere but if the - purchased at assay office, it would melted or Cut and be premett burned there, and such a charge would not be made. yet. In offering my opinion as to the practicability of eveenting the dollar Coinage at the new 298 Copper Mint, should it be astablished, I wish it to be subject to correction by Lieut. Coll. Smith, whose judgement is superior as it is on all such questions to my own is particularly. d on the my required as he is the proposer of the - point in question, the new Mint, and has well considered tion, and and the its proper organization, Space s the premises that it pres will recupy occupy. 6th The accompanying Mems. A shews the Cost of the Calcutta Mint, and the Machinery apparatus employed and in it, I know nothing of the probable demand Page 300 Page 301

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12 here would be 2% for all sorts of Coins, though it is far from a Certain that it would be fair rate, while the relative and amounts of integral fractional Coins are unknown In addition there would be the charge for premelting of 1 per a Mille bullion local or 4/18 %. 4/18%, svere but if the - purchased at assay office, it would melted or Cut and be premett burned there, and such a charge would not be made. yet. In offering my opinion as to the practicability of eveenting the dollar Coinage at the new 298 Copper Mint, should it be astablished, I wish it to be subject to correction by Lieut. Coll. Smith, whose judgement for superior as it is on all such questions to own is is particularly. d on the my required as he is the proposer of the - point in question, the new Mint, and has well considered tion, and and the its proper organization, Space s the premises that it pres will recupy occupy. 6th The accompanying Mems. A shews the Cost of the Calensta Mint, and the Machinery apparatus employed and in it, I know nothing of the probable demand Page 300Page 301

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