CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 130

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These objections in the cause of

the Mexican dollar; are that, it is of

ss And

irregular weight and firreness

easy of imitation by counterfeiters ;

but mainly

that the common

people do not know, and are uluctant to learn its inscriptions.

It is possible that the latter of these obstactus might be overcomes, as has happened at Canton - But the effect would entail an amount of laborious perseverance, patient endurance And positive. sacrifice, which it sums tasteful

coin having

to expend upon a cours

4o great morit in itself, and

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the

supply and quality of which

✔

are so liable to suffer from the

instability of the Government

issuing it -

Third . The adoption of the Sisim

Kupov.

This has not bun fairty bird

here - But the imperfect succcess

traits,

of the Rupee in the Shants, where prejudice against it is naturally hss than in China, is suggestive

of its fate in this country - It chief defect, however, is that its

Subdivisions are not decimal;

and the Chinese, brod for ages

to the

use

of the decimat.

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