CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 289

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and the inhabitants of Western nations have caused these exceptional circumstances

and the early hope of the hint

to

cease,

really being a success is to induce the Chinese

Government to consider coining from our Mint as

good

a

medium of payment by it as Haikwan

Sycee

or even to induce it to employ Mint itself. Probably this is difficult of accomplishment but if it could be effected it would confer a benefit on Commerce, on the Chinese Empire, and

on

the Government itself for from what the Assayer of our Mint Mr. Rockley said at Canton, the loss of silver involved in the clumsy process of converting bullion or dollars into Haikwan Sycee is more

than the charge at which the minting

could be done.

(signed) W.H.Rennie.

Auditor General

Hongkong, 16th December, 1881.

(True Copy).

J.W. Murray

Colonial Secretary

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287 and the inhabitants of Western nations have caused these exceptional circumstances and the early hope of the hint to cease, really being a success is to induce the Chinese Government to consider coining from our Mint as good a medium of payment by it as Haikwan Sycee or even to induce it to employ Mint itself. Probably this is difficult of accomplishment but if it could be effected it would confer a benefit on Commerce, on the Chinese Empire, and on the Government itself for from what the Assayer of our Mint Mr. Rockley said at Canton, the loss of silver involved in the clumsy process of converting bullion or dollars into Haikwan Sycee is more than the charge at which the minting could be done. (signed) W.H.Rennie. Auditor General Hongkong, 16th December, 1881. (True Copy). J.W. Murray Colonial Secretary
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287 and the inhabitants of Western nation has caused these exceptional circumstances and the arly hope of the hint to clase, really being a success is to induce the I Chriuse Government to consider cons isering from our Mint as good. a dium of payment by it as Haiquan Syow aw ee or even to induce it to employ Mint itself. Probably this is diffimer- of accomplishment but if it could be effected it would confer a benefit Commrnce, on the Chiness Empire, and on. the Government itself for from what the Apayer of our Mint Mr. Rockley sand at Canton, the lof of silva involved in the clumsy process of converting bullion or dollars into Haiquan Lycee is more than the juice at which the minting could be done. (signed) WH.Rennie. Auditor General Hengthong, 16th December, 1881. (True Copy). lotuurm Colonial Secutary
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and the inhabitants of Western nation has caused these exceptional circumstances

and the arly hope of the hint

to

clase,

really being a success is to induce the I

Chriuse

Government to consider cons isering from our Mint as

good.

a

dium of payment by it as Haiquan

Syow

aw

ee or even to induce it to employ Mint itself. Probably this is diffimer- of accomplishment but if it could be effected it would confer a benefit Commrnce, on the Chiness Empire, and

on.

the Government itself for from what the Apayer of our Mint Mr. Rockley sand at Canton, the lof of silva involved in the clumsy process of converting bullion or dollars into Haiquan Lycee is more

than the juice at which the minting

could be done.

(signed) WH.Rennie.

Auditor General

Hengthong, 16th December, 1881.

(True Copy).

lotuurm

Colonial Secutary

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