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also depend on the cooperations of the leading Merchants and Bankers and how desirable it is that the master should be on terms of friendly intercourse with them. The proposed salary not only debars him from entering into Society but I am credibly informed will not admit of his taking the position which the importance of the office appears to demand without largely drawing on private resources.

Let me further ask you to compare the pay with that of the Masters of the Bombay, Madras & Calcutta Mints, and I think it will be found how greatly the difference is against the Hong Kong appointment.

There are various modes by which any increased remuneration to myself might be made entirely dependent on profitable results; possibly I might be permitted, as in the case of the Imperial Mint at Paris, to coin for other countries under proper regulations.

I am sure it is unnecessary to allude to the advantages that would arise to the public service, if some more definite and more satisfactory understanding could be arrived at.

I have the honor to be

Your obedient servant

J. H. de Brun

Master of the Mint

Hongkong.

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114also depend on the cooperations of the leading Merchants and Bankers and how desirable it is that the master should be on terms of friendly intercourse with them. The proposed salary not only debars him from entering into Society but I am credibly informed will not admit of his taking the position which the importance of the office appears to demand without largely drawing on private resources.Let me further ask you to compare the pay with that of the Masters of the Bombay, Madras & Calcutta Mints, and I think it will be found how greatly the difference is against the Hong Kong appointment.There are various modes by which any increased remuneration to myself might be made entirely dependent on profitable results; possibly I might be permitted, as in the case of the Imperial Mint at Paris, to coin for other countries under proper regulations.I am sure it is unnecessary to allude to the advantages that would arise to the public service, if some more definite and more satisfactory understanding could be arrived at.I have the honor to beYour obedient servantJ. H. de BrunMaster of the MintHongkong.

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also depend on the cooperations of the leading Merchants and Bankers and how desirable it is that the master should

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be on terms of friendly intes. course with there. proposed salary not only debars him from entering into Society but I am onedibly informed will not admich of his taking the position which the importance of the office appears to demand without largely drawing ou private resources.

Let me further ask you to compare the pay with that of the Masters of the Bombay Madias & falcutta Micets, and I think it will be forced how qually the difference is againet

the Storey Hores appointment.

There are various modes by which any increased

remuneratioro

on the

cemunerations to myself might be made entirely dependent

peofitable results; possibly I might be permitted as in the case of the Imperial Mich at Paris, to coin for other countries under proper regulations.

I am sure it is unneces - Sary to allude to the advantages that would arise to the public service, of some

home definite and more valixfactory understanding

could be arrived at

I have the honor to be

Your

You obedient servant

Jou

Hi Me

Bride

Master of the Mint

Houghing.

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