CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 303

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14 I recommend that the Treasury Instruction requiring the Colonial accounts to be kept in Pounds and Shilling be forthwith withdrawn, and the accounts at once kept in dollars and cents.

Andly That as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made the Proclamation of 1844 be revoked and another substituted for it declaring the Dollar and its parts the only legal tender in Hongkong.

28th that a local ordinance be at the same time passed converting all items of either revenue or expenditure calculated in former Ordinances in Pounds, Shillings and pence into Dollars at the rate of 1/2". And that in all subsequent legislation money calculations be expressed in the currency of the place.

1st That concurrently with the publication of the Proclamation and ordinance referred to, the unmentioned coins be issued at the Treasury to the Public in payment of sums below a dollar and in exchange for dollars too.

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52 237 53 14 I recommend that the Treasury Instruction requiring the Colonial accounts to be kept in Pounds and Shilling be forthwith withdrawn, and the accounts at once kept in dollars and cents. Andly That as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made the Proclamation of 1844 be revoked and another substituted for it declaring the Dollar and its parts the only legal tender in Hongkong. 28th that a local ordinance be at the same time passed converting all items of either revenue or expenditure calculated in former Ordinances in Pounds, Shillings and pence into Dollars at the rate of 1/2". And that in all subsequent legislation money calculations be expressed in the currency of the place. 1st That concurrently with the publication of the Proclamation and ordinance referred to, the unmentioned coins be issued at the Treasury to the Public in payment of sums below a dollar and in exchange for dollars too.
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52 237 53 14 I recommend that the Treasury Instruction requiring the Colonial accounts to be kept in Pounds and Shilling be forthwith withdrawn, and the accounts at once Kept in dollars and cents. Andly That as soon as the necessary arrangements can be munde the Proclamation of 1844 be revoked and another substituted for it declaring the Bollar and its parts the only legal tender in Houshing. 28th that a local ordinance be at the same time passed converting all items of either revenue expenditure calculated in former Ordinances in Pounds, Shillings and pence into Kollars at the rate of 1/2". And that in all subsequent legislation money calculations be expressed in the the place. currency of 1th That concurrently with the a publication of the Proclamation and ordinance referred to, the unvermentioned coins be issuck at the Treasury to the Public in payment of sums below a dollar and in exchange for dollars t
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14 I recommend that the Treasury

Instruction requiring

the Colonial accounts to be kept in Pounds and Shilling be forthwith withdrawn, and the accounts

at once Kept in dollars and

cents.

Andly That

as

soon as

the necessary

arrangements can be munde the Proclamation of 1844 be revoked and another substituted for it declaring the Bollar and its parts the only legal tender in Houshing.

28th that a local ordinance be at

the same time passed converting

all items

of

either

revenue

expenditure calculated in former Ordinances in Pounds, Shillings

and

pence

into Kollars at the

rate of 1/2". And that in all subsequent legislation money calculations be expressed in the

the place.

currency of

1th That concurrently with the a

publication of the Proclamation and ordinance referred to, the

unvermentioned coins be issuck

at the Treasury to the Public in payment of sums below a dollar

and in exchange for dollars t

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