CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860 — Page 324

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the

Effect of disturbing arrangements for paying

the Troops at a time when, from their movement

in a country, principles of uncertain new complications

to the monetary system may arise, which might

be difficult to adjust if the Colonial basis of

Government Accounts were altered.

We are fully admitted the necessity however

for alteration.

It appears desirable (1) that Government

accounts should eventually be kept in dollars

& cents, and not in Sovereigns & shillings; (2) that

Silver alone, and not gold & silver concurrently,

should be the legal tender in Hongkong.

It has been proposed that the bonds of the Currency

proclamation be withdrawn and that the values of

coins shall be...

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the Effect of disturbing arrangements for paying the Troops at a time when, from their movement in a country, principles of uncertain new complications to the monetary system may arise, which might be difficult to adjust if the Colonial basis of Government Accounts were altered. We are fully admitted the necessity however for alteration. It appears desirable (1) that Government accounts should eventually be kept in dollars & cents, and not in Sovereigns & shillings; (2) that Silver alone, and not gold & silver concurrently, should be the legal tender in Hongkong. It has been proposed that the bonds of the Currency proclamation be withdrawn and that the values of coins shall be...
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2 the Effect of desturbing arrangements for paying the Froops at time a when from their movere in a country, principles of Uncertain new complica bons the which monetary anomalous say are arise. which might he difficult b adjust if the Colonial basis of Government Accounts ailered We re The necessity homer for alteration. admilled is fully It appears 9 322 desirable (1) that Sovernment accounts should he Eventually kept in dollars & cent a not in Sovereigns shillings (2) that Silver alone gold and not. gold & silver concurrently should be the legal Kongkong tender at you purcein that Mudu thise crées. it has bem proposed 47 the bonds of the Jucuny existing that the Jacent proclamal We penis the values of coffe f coris al for thdrawn and Keng shall be K ན་
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the

Effect of desturbing arrangements for paying

the Froops at

time

a

when from their movere

in a

country,

principles of

Uncertain

new complica bons

the

which

monetary

anomalous

say

are

arise.

which might

he

difficult

b

adjust if

the Colonial basis of

Government Accounts

ailered

We re

The necessity homer

for alteration.

admilled

is

fully

It appears

9

322

desirable (1)

that Sovernment

accounts

should

he

Eventually kept in dollars

& cent

a

not in Sovereigns

shillings (2) that

Silver alone

gold

and not.

gold & silver

concurrently should be

the legal

Kongkong

tender

at

you purcein that

Mudu thise crées.

it has bem proposed

47 the bonds of the Jucuny

existing that the Jacent proclamal

We penis the values of coffe f coris al for thdrawn and

Keng shall be

K

ན་

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