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for Coinage in China, and - cannot therefore offer an opinion ass to the requisite extent of. Mint at Houghong.

a

but it would

be the best policy to provide

abundant steam power by

high pressure engines.

グ que. The Machinery fore

Mint of equal power with that

of Calcutta would be far les e expensive now than formerly. Not only

is the lost of Machinery. generally reduced; but mint Machinery especially for Coining presses, has been greatly altered

and

simplified .

10th Atabular Statement

of Cornage

executed at this mint

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in e any period would not properly exhibit its Capability since the demand for Coinage

been very

has

very variable. It is therefore

better to state that the mint,

is equal

Silver and

working ordinary teine is to 130,000 pieces of Silva 200,000 pieces of Copper daily

or

to 250,000 pieces of silver alone,

and

may

be considered.

ad

days in the

working for 260-days

year

Besides the Silver and

Copper such

bullion.

quantities

as are

of

Gold

brought to the

Mint are coined without

hinderance to the other coinages