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steadily maintained.

12.

Already I hear on all sides both in the Council and out of it loud cries against increased taxation, while the Mint remains a charge to the Colony, and Mr. Whittall, the Senior Unofficial Member of Council and Head Partner in China of the Firm of Jardine Matheson & Co., has gone so far as to ask me to appoint a commission to enquire into the working of the Mint with the avowed idea of wishing to disestablish it.

This I have for the present refused because the Mint is just about to commence issuing a quantity of subsidiary coins, the demand for which is greater than the supply, and I think any inquiry would be premature if undertaken before the result of this large experiment be ascertained.

Nevertheless there can be no doubt that the establishment of the Mint any chance of success will require much additional Machinery and a largely increased Staff, but neither the Financial position of the Colony, nor the wishes of the Community, nor the present prospects of the Mint would warrant me in doing this at present.

About next February or sooner I shall be in a position to nominate a Commission of inquiry into the Mint - whose report may serve to guide Her Majesty's Government to a correct conclusion.

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360 steadily maintained. 12. Already I hear on all sides both in the Council and out of it loud cries against increased taxation, while the Mint remains a charge to the Colony, and Mr. Whittall, the Senior Unofficial Member of Council and Head Partner in China of the Firm of Jardine Matheson & Co., has gone so far as to ask me to appoint a commission to enquire into the working of the Mint with the avowed idea of wishing to disestablish it. This I have for the present refused because the Mint is just about to commence issuing a quantity of subsidiary coins, the demand for which is greater than the supply, and I think any inquiry would be premature if undertaken before the result of this large experiment be ascertained. Nevertheless there can be no doubt that the establishment of the Mint any chance of success will require much additional Machinery and a largely increased Staff, but neither the Financial position of the Colony, nor the wishes of the Community, nor the present prospects of the Mint would warrant me in doing this at present. About next February or sooner I shall be in a position to nominate a Commission of inquiry into the Mint - whose report may serve to guide Her Majesty's Government to a correct conclusion.
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360

steadily maintained.

12.

Already

I hear

on all sides both

in the Corneil and out of it loud cres

against increased taxation, while the

mint remains.

a

charge to the Colony, and Mr. Whittals the Senior unofficial Member of Corneil and Head Partner

in China

the Firm

of

of Mathison re has

Jardine gone so far as to aste me to appoint a commission to enquire into the working of the Mint with the avorvert idea of wishing to desi it.

This I have for the present refused because the Mink is just about to

@mmene

ifsuring aquantity of

subsidiary coins,

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the surfih

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in the dollar and I

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experiment be ascertained).

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to

give

no doubt that

the establishment any

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any chance

of succes much additionals Machinery

and a largely increased

Staff

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of

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and the

present pusspects of the Mint would

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About next February

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Commission

be in a position to nominate a of inquiry into the Mint - whose report

May

servo to

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guide Hoe albo jestijs

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Government to a correct conclusion.

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