CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 318

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I think the heamery proposals may be acted upon abone

Recommend.

6.8.17.

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Royal Mint

26th February 1862.

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I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th August last enclosing a letter from the Colonial Office dated 92 Jine with Copy of a despatch from the Governor of Wong Hong ( with parcels of Chinese Coins attacked), together with former Correspondence des noted on the

the margin of your letter, relative to the Currency of Hong Kong. You add that the Lords Commissioners of

Majesty's Treasury " are

" are dispoved to

Her

medgured

Concur generally in the principle

in the principle on which it is proposed to settle the Currency of Hong Hong, but the

suggested by. the Governor for the issue of Coine subrediary to the dollar will require Careful Consideration and this Lordships request

Your opinion on the subject. You further proceed to state that their Lordships,

" would observe at the same time that the

success of so much of the propoved scheme des contemplates the issue of Coins to circulate

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