CO129-071 - Public Offices - 1858 — Page 42

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as

House Comme

40

dollar, in place of the obrobic Carolus dollar,

the

recoquized measure of Value and

medium of Exchange – That Course was adopted with success at Canton; and

as

there

is no lack of Mexican dollars, and so far as My Lords are aware, no complaints that, where those couis are recognized any infediments

Esist to their free circulation, my Lords are not inclined to adopt the doubtful course. of offering to the Chinese another Comin with which they are unacquaiited __

The chief difficulties

in the matter are derived from the prejudices of that singular people, which lead them to

adhere with pertinacity to old usages, and

though

though brought

it.

may

be posible that they would be

to respect a coin beening the stamp

and Effigy of the sovereign of this country, there is, on the other hand, danger that the experiment might only conferim them more strongly in their preference for those couis ow which they

are disposed to set an undue

Value -

J

Aue,

Sir.

Your Oft servant.

Jul

LA

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