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and uniformity of weight and standard

Combined; as in Course

time to render the

repeated weighing of small parcels of dollars

necessary,

and these

I believe

advantages the present Hong Kong

dollar is better I

calculated to produce

than

One Dollar entirely

different from the

average

recognised.

Further the loss

in number would

the

Amount at least to $7.50 per mille and effectually prevent

conversion of Mexican dollars, I append as Table showing The details of the dollar

346

as at present coined, and those proposed by the Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury which I trust

may

form This Excellency

Governor,

may

deem it desirable.

to adopt in what appears.

a

position

most-

"difficult

I have taken the

opinion

here

of the Bankers on the subject, and

their views are fairly

expressed in

extract from a letter from Mc Kean to Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai

Bank

"I am decidedly of

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and uniformity of weight and standard Combined; as in Course time to render the repeated weighing of small parcels of dollars necessary, and these I believe advantages the present Hong Kong dollar is better I calculated to produce than One Dollar entirely different from the average recognised. Further the loss in number would the Amount at least to $7.50 per mille and effectually prevent conversion of Mexican dollars, I append as Table showing The details of the dollar 346 as at present coined, and those proposed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury which I trust may form This Excellency Governor, may deem it desirable. to adopt in what appears. a position most- "difficult I have taken the opinion here of the Bankers on the subject, and their views are fairly expressed in extract from a letter from Mc Kean to Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank "I am decidedly of
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and uniformity of Breight and standard Combined; as in Course time to render the repeated weighing of small parcels of dollars esary, and these I believe advantages the present Shongshing dollar is better I calculated to produes than One Do entirely different from the dreragi zergnised. arren urther the loss in number would the Amount at least to $7.50 per mille aut effectually prevent conversion of Mexican dollars, I append as table Chessing The details of the dollar 346 as at present comet, and those proposed by the Lords Commissioners of Sher Majsky's Strausing which I'tinst سکتے Pome trust may form This Excellway Governor, hi may de An the the course deem it desimet. to adopt in what appears. be a position mos- "difficult I have taken be pinion here of the Banker the subject, and their views are fairly expressed m ex following in hack from a letter from Mc Kresser te Manager of the Hong Kong and Thoughin Bank "I and decidedly of
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and uniformity of Breight and standard

Combined; as in Course

time to render the

repeated weighing of small parcels of dollars

esary,

and these

I believe

advantages the present Shongshing

dollar is better I

calculated to produes

than

One Do entirely

different from the

dreragi

zergnised.

arren urther the loss

in number would

the

Amount at least to $7.50 per mille aut effectually prevent

conversion of Mexican dollars, I append as table Chessing The details of the dollar

346

as at present comet, and those proposed by the Lords Commissioners

of Sher Majsky's Strausing which I'tinst

سکتے

Pome

trust may

form This Excellway

Governor,

hi

may

de An

the

the course

deem it desimet.

to adopt in what appears.

hħ be a

position

mos-

"difficult

I have taken be

pinion

here

of the Banker the subject, and

their views are fairly

expressed m

ex

following in hack from a letter from Mc Kresser te Manager of the Hong Kong and Thoughin

Bank

"I and decidedly of

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