CO129-071 - Public Offices - 1858 — Page 51

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Extract from Letter of W. I AWilkinson- dated Hong Kong 22 Oct 7887, to the address of #. E. Sis & Bowring.

Farail myself of this

opportunity to refer to a

report that

in

is current to the effect that a Mint is about to be established at

Manilla, chiefly, it is said, reference & a gold comage, although doubtless available for

one of Lelve ;, presured, and I would beg to suggest, that frot already done,

the Home Government should be

apprised of the stete taken by that of Spain, and again be urged to

establish

Q

Mint on this island

for the comage of a British Dollar.

It would be

a

great matter whave

such