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the insurance, freight, shipping charges, and every expense on those coins should be paid in England; and in the hope that Her Majesty's Government will sanction these proposals and to avoid any delay on the score of funds, a sum of £8,000 in Bills at six months to be forthwith remitted to the Agent General for Crown Colonies.

1. That concurrently with the passing of the new Proclamation, the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury should issue instructions as to the rate at which the dollar is to be issued to the Military and Naval Services serving in China; or if possible, what would be better, a China rate of pay and allowances for those services be announced in dollars, in the same manner that the pay and allowances of the Troops serving in India are fixed in Rupees.

Also that the Postal receipts be accommodated to the currency of the Colony by the issue of postage stamps and by the payment here of the British rates in dollars at 4/2. It is considered that legislation will be necessary to effect this, and that it be within the province of the local Legislature (a point which I do...

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the insurance, freight, shipping charges, and every expense on those coins should be paid in England; and in the hope that Her Majesty's Government will sanction these proposals and to avoid any delay on the score of funds, a sum of £8,000 in Bills at six months to be forthwith remitted to the Agent General for Crown Colonies. 1. That concurrently with the passing of the new Proclamation, the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury should issue instructions as to the rate at which the dollar is to be issued to the Military and Naval Services serving in China; or if possible, what would be better, a China rate of pay and allowances for those services be announced in dollars, in the same manner that the pay and allowances of the Troops serving in India are fixed in Rupees. Also that the Postal receipts be accommodated to the currency of the Colony by the issue of postage stamps and by the payment here of the British rates in dollars at 4/2. It is considered that legislation will be necessary to effect this, and that it be within the province of the local Legislature (a point which I do...
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ครา the insurance, freight, shipping charges, and every expense on there coins should be paid in England- and in the hope that Her Majestyp boverment will sanction there proposals and to avoid any delay on the score of funds, a sum I have ordered of £8,000 in Bills at Six months to be forthwith remitted Agent beneral for Grown to the Colonies.- 1 they that concurrently with the 斥 passing the new Proclamation the Lords Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasur should issue instructions as to rate at which the dollar is to be issued to the Military and Naval Services serving in china; or if possible, what would be for better, a China rate of pay and allowances for those services be announced in Follars, in the same mannu Wu, C "fact? دن ot pay and allowances the Troops serving in Sudia me fixed in Rupees. Ahly that the Postal receipts be accommodated to the currency of the Colony by the issue of postage stampe and by the payment here the British rates in dollars at 57 4/2 of legislation be necessary and to effect this, mis that it be within the province of the local Legislature (a point who do
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the insurance, freight, shipping

charges,

and

every expense

on

there

coins should be paid in England- and in the hope that Her Majestyp boverment will sanction there proposals and to avoid any delay

on

the score of funds,

a sum

I have ordered

of £8,000 in Bills at

Six months to be forthwith remitted

Agent beneral for Grown

to the

Colonies.-

1 they that concurrently with the

斥

passing

the new Proclamation the Lords

Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasur

should issue instructions as to

rate at which the dollar is to be

issued to the Military and Naval

Services serving in china; or if possible, what

would be for

better, a China rate of pay

and

allowances for those services be

announced in Follars, in the same

mannu

Wu, C

"fact?

دن

ot

pay

and allowances

the Troops serving in Sudia me fixed in Rupees.

Ahly that the Postal receipts be

accommodated to the currency of the Colony by the issue of postage

stampe and by the payment here the British rates in dollars at

57

4/2 of legislation be necessary

and

to effect this, mis that it be within the province of the local Legislature (a point who do

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