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pay two per cent for re-coining then present Dollars which, will not bear corresponding premium in the

this

market to cover

expense, when re-coined into British Dollars which latter they anticipate difficulty, at first in inducing the Chinese, even here and in South China, to believe equivalent to the Mexican Dollar unless an equal touch be guaranteed; while, to present the

Coin being (value of the

eyes of the Chinese

diminished in the

by the design being hereafter changed

it would be better were the new

Dollar to bear a fixed device

It is true the new Decimal

Coinage, now in circulation bears

a premium

among the Chinese, but

it does not follow the same success

When

once

244

however, the British

Dollar is known and accepted throughout

China, the success of the Mint in Hong-Kong would appear to be

undoubted but to

ensure

this it

is a question, whether, the expenses of the

the Mint should not be met for a longer period than two months by other sources than those to be derived from its operations. –

shall make it my duty to obtain all the information in

my

power

on

this subject before leaving

the view

with the

China in April next

on my arrival in

England at their Lordships disposal

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Robinson

A.C.Gr

may

attend the Dollar at

first.

When


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pay two per cent for re-coining then present Dollars which, will not bear corresponding premium in the this market to cover expense, when re-coined into British Dollars which latter they anticipate difficulty, at first in inducing the Chinese, even here and in South China, to believe equivalent to the Mexican Dollar unless an equal touch be guaranteed; while, to present the Coin being (value of the eyes of the Chinese diminished in the by the design being hereafter changed it would be better were the new Dollar to bear a fixed device It is true the new Decimal Coinage, now in circulation bears a premium among the Chinese, but it does not follow the same success When once 244 however, the British Dollar is known and accepted throughout China, the success of the Mint in Hong-Kong would appear to be undoubted but to ensure this it is a question, whether, the expenses of the the Mint should not be met for a longer period than two months by other sources than those to be derived from its operations. shall make it my duty to obtain all the information in my power on this subject before leaving the view with the China in April next on my arrival in England at their Lordships disposal I have &c. (Signed) Henry Robinson A.C.Gr may attend the Dollar at first. When Extract.
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pay two per cent for re-coining then present Dollars which, will not bear corresponding, premium in the а this market to cover expense, when re-comed mito British Dellars which latter they anticipate difficulty, at first in inducing the Chinese, even here and in South China, to believe cquivalent to the Mexican Dollar unless an equal touch be guaranteed ;, while, to present the Com being (value of the eyes of the Chinese pew Cessened in the e by the design being here after changes it would be better were the new Dollar to bear a fixed device It is true the new Decimal Comage, now in circulation bears a premium ed mong the Chinese, but ano. it does not follow the same success When once 244 however, the British Dollar is known and accepted throughout China, the success of the oMint; in - Hong-Kong would appear to be undoubted but to decurk <% this it is a question, whether, the expenses of the the Mint should not be met for " a longer period than two months by other sources than those to be derived from sto operations. lo shall make it my duty to obtain all the information power ation in m my this subject before leaving the view t with the China in April meat arrival in of placing it on suy "England at their Lordships discovale I have &c. (Signed) Henry Robinson i A.C.Gr may attend the Dollar at first._ When Love Extract.
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pay two per cent for re-coining then present Dollars which, will not bear corresponding, premium in the

а

this

market to cover

expense, when re-comed mito British Dellars which latter they anticipate difficulty, at first in inducing the Chinese, even here and in South China, to believe cquivalent to the Mexican Dollar unless an equal touch be guaranteed ;, while, to present the

Com being (value of the

eyes of the Chinese

pew

Cessened in the e

by the design being here after changes

it would be better were the new

Dollar to bear a fixed device

It is true the new Decimal

Comage, now in circulation bears

a premium

ed

mong the Chinese, but

ano.

it does not follow the same success

When

once

244

however, the British

Dollar is known and accepted throughout

China, the success of the oMint; in - Hong-Kong would appear to be

undoubted but to

decurk

<%

this it

is a question, whether, the expenses of the

the Mint should not be met for " a longer period than two months by other sources than those to be derived from sto operations. –

lo

shall make it my duty to obtain all the information

power

ation in

m my

this subject before leaving

the view

t with the

China in April meat

arrival in

of placing it on suy "England at their Lordships discovale

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Robinson

i

A.C.Gr

may

attend the Dollar at

first._

When

Love

Extract.

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