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Mexican Dollars for re-coinage part for the supply of the Chest

must remain a matter for future consideration, with other matters of

like nature connected with the

Coinage.

Mint operations and the most advantageous mode to be adopted hereafter in supplying the Chest my charge of which in this command the 31st March, next

and

On

will expire before the Mint will be in operation

the best leave them for the I must better judgment of my Successor who will have at least two months supply of coins in the Chest, to act

in accordance with.

It may be premature, if not out of place, for me to enter into future operations of... the Mint operations, in Hong-Kong but serious considerations appear to

me

to arise in as much

as the calling in of the vast number

243

of Mexican Dollars scattered over the Chinese

and

Japan must be

a matter of time and unless the

Chinese receive in substitution a Coin of at least its equal in touch their fastidious prejudices for specially, of the Carolers fall in favor of the

use of the Mexican Dollar which will be difficult to

remove

as informed by the Master

of the Mint, that the full weight of the new British Dollar is to be 467

Grains troy against 415.95 Grains of the Mexican, but the report of worseness as compared with the 6.50 dots. of the latter is of no

consequence

The

Banking and Mercantile Community,

are now considering the taking up the question of being called on

to pay

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Mexican Dollars for re-coinage part for the supply of the Chest must remain a matter for future consideration, with other matters of like nature connected with the Coinage. Mint operations and the most advantageous mode to be adopted hereafter in supplying the Chest my charge of which in this command the 31st March, next and On will expire before the Mint will be in operation the best leave them for the I must better judgment of my Successor who will have at least two months supply of coins in the Chest, to act in accordance with. It may be premature, if not out of place, for me to enter into future operations of... the Mint operations, in Hong-Kong but serious considerations appear to me to arise in as much as the calling in of the vast number 243 of Mexican Dollars scattered over the Chinese and Japan must be a matter of time and unless the Chinese receive in substitution a Coin of at least its equal in touch their fastidious prejudices for specially, of the Carolers fall in favor of the use of the Mexican Dollar which will be difficult to remove as informed by the Master of the Mint, that the full weight of the new British Dollar is to be 467 Grains troy against 415.95 Grains of the Mexican, but the report of worseness as compared with the 6.50 dots. of the latter is of no consequence The Banking and Mercantile Community, are now considering the taking up the question of being called on to pay
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Mexican Dellars for re-comage part for the supply of the Chest

must remain a matter for future consideration, with other matters of

ve nature connected with the

a

Grave.

Mint operations and the most- advantageous mode to be adopteit hereafter in supplying the Chest my charge of which in this command the 31st March, next

and

On

will expire before the Mint will be in operation

the st leave them for the I must better judgment of my Successor who will have at least two months supply of hands in the Chest, to a

nce with.

commence

camises as to the,

It may be premature, if not out of place, for me to enter into future of... the Mint operations, in Hong-Kong but senon's considerations appear to

any

vur

Me

me

to arise in as much

in of the vast number?

243

as the calling

of Mexican

Collars scattered over the Chinese

and

Japan must be

et

Empere matter of time and unless the

Chinese receive in substitution a Com of at least its equal in touch their fastidions brepossessions for specially, of the Carolers follan in favor of the

of the Mexican Dollar which bill west_ will be difficult to

Jam

^

ed by the Master

-informed by

remove

of

the Mint, that the full weight of the new British Dollar is to be 467

a

Grains troy 415.95 Grains of the Mecerian, but the report of worseness as compared with the 6.50 dots. of the latter is of the

compared with the

consequenc

се

The

Banking and Mercantile Community,

are now c

-considering the taking up the question of being called on

to

pay

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