CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 358

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eventually bring on the larger

and more

important question of providing

Inpply of one uniform

and

a constant

undefaced

Dollar

which shall be established as the stand and

of value in this place, and serve to supersede

the present system of pryments by weight defacen Silver - The attention

in miseeds and

of the Chamber will continue to be directed

to this interesting subject,

period they

and at some

future

Solicit

Your Excellency's

may Cooperation in devising practical. Measures

to supply this great desideratum.

We have ten

Ju6858/62.

354

Extract of a letter from the I Solbackinje

I.

to Sir. Hercules Robinson

reply to the

gladly give my opinions in

four querico put in your note

of yester day--

I am

of opinion that the proposed system, by which the dollar and it's parto would become the only legal tender in Heonghing, wooned bee scarcely recognized - beyond the Government office, if the issue of subsidiary Coins

Cent

prieces.

weere limited to

The Cent would be too large.

the daily domestic purposes of the

Chinese, and they womed attach no

(Signed)

I. Macandrew,

for

(

b. M. Murray,

(

) W. Walkinshaw,

(

(Ime copy)

Walter Ormiston.

WH Alexander

Acting Colonial Secretard.

fixed

I

to their

idea of value to it in reference

Cash, to which they would