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of the Chinese of prejudiers is thrown, aut

who are

alse well

char

they

entertain the greatest disindination, le

Ń new

adejt

fashions, or to change of any

we w

the

sort; cannot fail to perceive that the Dellar, stamped with the design of. head of the reigning English Sovereign, bring impressed with that of Nu - Majesty's successor,

will

as a oCUS

consequence

of the new design, be considered by the

Onirese

as a new and different coin, and though of equal purity and weight, will

be

regarded by them as of depreciated value. It has taken a long time to -

introduce the Merican Dollar into

>

anything approaching to universal use, au which has always quesuved

ar

uniform appearance, and the members of this Chamber.

only

Iinis Chamber are convinced that

aw

equally uniform and permanent die will meet the desired object of it

the

the new

urrency and best serve the interests of Foreign Trade in China.

For these reasons this Chamber maintains that, if the impresion of

the head of the present Sovereign be adopted, that design should be used

VE MOV

the hener

in perpetuo, and I have to subunit to the Nongthong Government,

that it be re

refuresented

as astrongly ors posible. to the Home Authe ities for consideration,

so as to obtain the

such

waesary.

consent to

snow plow to prevent any futine

difficulty and disturbance to the