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if the letter of the Botimens, then Governor of reference to the Colony, which the Govt. of Hongkong & on leave & subsequently d) Morel 20/63 letter ensued; & so the project was resting & the correspondence with the Treasury, which was relied upon in the meantime. The initiative in the matter signaled the project. – The HK Mint, thus decided upon in 1863, was not brought to attention till the middle of 1866. (J. Potten- 5% hers for Bullion, at the time he the assayer of bullion de), not without great expense. £80,000 has been spent up to the present time, (exclusive of interest, allowing a premium of 1 per cent. In Filler's coin their bullion value. Though less, he stated, - Premium had been higher still,- 5¼d. per oz. for
I hurt Sand and Sovereign. The
wrote, against 50/? per oz. standard fine Bar when,
Dillan
be
Al 5.1. The gain against £5.12
premium, he argued, admitted of British Dollar
being commercially produced; even
if paying a high
(where cost being Kramer & has expenses in India) –
which is somewhat counterbalanced by his R. J. O'Donnell) & the present rate of expenditure for the establishment & maintaining contingencies -even with a
nearly idle Mint _ is about $15,000
a year. (Ire, I Seaham, in a private letter deemed, cheaper than reason, the grinding & assaying with the annual expense at $20,000
it 2. be the interest of the public to send out bar silver for coinage in HK instead of buying Mexican Dollars; but in this
case the Mint would be
employed constantly the remunerative
by unnecessary
Needing at once Concurred, declining the
"The
about
a year, but during it $15,000 a year- the Colonial Estimates)
What is now found to be the case, after
all this enormous
expenditure. The premium relied on has absolutely disappeared, & with it has disappeared all hope of
the effect of expense, is that the
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if the letter of the Botimens, then Greener of referum to the Colony, which the d. of newerthe 1. Kong & on leave & Sexband) _ d) Morel 20/63 retter ensested; & co the project was restin & the coresfanden with the Tessary, whity upon in reliance
this fremium ._. The in the lifting sriginaled the project. – Die H. Robin Mint, thus devided and in 1863, was not attention to the hunde prestations of bar silver a got to work till the middle of 1866. (J Potten- 5% herz for Bollers, at the time he the messicts of buiting de), not without ne
Meat expense. _ £80,000 has been thent why it myself out quity percent up to the present time, (exclusive of interest, thewring a premium of I per cent. In Fillers win their bullion value. Thoth less, he stated, - Premium had hear higher still,-5131⁄2 huo. for
I hurt Sand and Sohver. _ The
wrote, gainst 50/? Leroy - standard fe Bar when,
Dillan
be
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Al 5.1. The gainst tft 5.12
premium, he aged, admitted of British Orllan
being commest produced; even
if paying a high
(wher cunt. being Kramer & has gefenses in India) –
which is somewhat cumecefant added by hie R. JuanDonnell) & the present rate of exfand. ture for the extellisht & humpay continguis -even with a
nearly idle Mint _ is about $15,000
a year. _ (Iree, I Seaham, in a private lettin deping, cheaper then treason, the Erinding & Janself with the ammal exfence at $20,000
ว
it 2. be the interest of the Infuil sout
the public to send out bar silver for corige in W. Key instead of buying Mexicon Dolla A but in this
Jean
then Mint would he
emflosed constantly the rememorative
by unnenpory
Neasing at once Concurred, declining the
"The
abut
a gear, but dunke it 215,000 ageur pan- the Colonial Esturites ) _ What is now found like the case, after
cose, after all this
all this enormous
plagenen
Premium relied on has absolutely disappeared, & with it has disaffeemed all hosilly
effect of expense, is that the
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