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of 101
But August 18th.
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell
to
The Earl of Carnarvon
Requesting that the Treasury Regulations of
20th June 1866 may be altered: as no correspondence with the weight of the
dollars recently coined.
Enclosure:
Table showing the difference between the Hong Kong Dollar as at present coined and that proposed.
Computed that nothing can now be done!
250 dwt. 10 = 8bbb oz = 717 taels
light one has 73 grains
1116 grains
8660
New Dollar
499 dwt. by 8bbb oz = 717 taels
Weight 416 grains
Remedy on fineness 100ths. 3 grains on 900 fine silver
Remedy on weight 8 grains
or 2.30 on 1000
or 8.96 on 377.19 the weight of fine silver
one dollar
Remedy 0.00312 oz!!
Standard even supposing the Dollars to be of Standard weight in assay, the Difference in weight per 1000 will be 6.34 ounces
$7.81 of present Standard.
Taking the weight of the old Dollars at the remedy and the weight of the new at the remedy the difference amounts to 11.48 ounces or $13.23
of present standard...
Tho. M. Prendergast
Master of the Mint "Hongkong.
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dollars abrindly coined.
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Dollars as test picas
Honghong
Table showing the difference between the Hong Kong
Dollar as at present coined and that proposed.
Combude that nothing
Gisent Bollar
can now be done!
250f.
10=8bbbb og = 717 tails
light
one heas
73
1116 grains
8660
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of an oz!! .00312
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on Tcreness 100ths.
3 grains on 900 of
wind silver
grand
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the weight of quen dot ther
drechin fine silver of an 08.00.96
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New Bellav
499, by =8bb bb0z = 717taris
Height
4ree of oz
Siggreens
Foodthe
Kemery on Height egt grains
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Remedy
or 2.30
000
30 barins on you of find silver.
or 8.96 on 377.19 the weight of fone
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one doda
silver
bee of an oz. 002.
1000 dollars my counci
Avign
Remedy X878.0
871.0
Standard even
supposing the Collars to be of Stan ward weight in ase, the Difference in weight per 1000 will be 6 34 ounces
$7.81 of present Sternstern.
Jaking the weight of the old Wollins at the remedy and the weight of the
new at the X remedy the differ. amount to 11.48 ounces or $13.23 denis
Merry
nee
of present standard...
of Bellars
Tho. Mm prinder
Master of the Fimmt "loughong.
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