CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 50

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on any other number of millions of dollars for

· Hongkong Government."

11

is under the control of the local

18. If that number of "model" dollars was

to be coined there would be

as

already stated

in the first place a loss incurred in direct

proportion to the amount coined and when this

could keep

I was achieved what possible power those dollars at Hongkong or prevent them being

sent to China, India and elsewhere? They

would have to be

perpetually

recoined at a

still further loss to feed the melting pots of

be converted into Rupees

as is the case at present.

bhina,

мали

Rupees in India,

19.

IA

would appear

that those who make

such suggestions contemplate compelling by Law

the Mercantile Community here to

use

Hongkong

dollars as their sole medium of Exchange here.

In other words they contemplate putting

the community at

a

this

disadvantage

on an

average

of 24 per cent on all bargains requiring

a

payment at Hongkong - A tyranny which

would

very

soon banish

commercial transactions

to places free from such Mediaeval Legislation.

20.

I therefore trust Your Lordship will

bear in mind

that

Hongkong

is

a secure

depôt and

"Exchange" for the

commerce

carried

on

with

the neighboring Empire. Its currency therefore

must correspond with that

of the mainland

and no human

power can

force into circulation

a coin which without

acquiring thereby

any

increased purchasing capacity would cost 2d

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47 on any other number of millions of dollars for · Hongkong Government." 11 is under the control of the local 18. If that number of "model" dollars was to be coined there would be as already stated in the first place a loss incurred in direct proportion to the amount coined and when this could keep I was achieved what possible power those dollars at Hongkong or prevent them being sent to China, India and elsewhere? They would have to be perpetually recoined at a still further loss to feed the melting pots of be converted into Rupees as is the case at present. bhina, мали Rupees in India, 19. IA would appear that those who make such suggestions contemplate compelling by Law the Mercantile Community here to use Hongkong dollars as their sole medium of Exchange here. In other words they contemplate putting the community at a this disadvantage on an average of 24 per cent on all bargains requiring a payment at Hongkong - A tyranny which would very soon banish commercial transactions to places free from such Mediaeval Legislation. 20. I therefore trust Your Lordship will bear in mind that Hongkong is a secure depôt and "Exchange" for the commerce carried on with the neighboring Empire. Its currency therefore must correspond with that of the mainland and no human power can force into circulation a coin which without acquiring thereby any increased purchasing capacity would cost 2d
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47 on any other number of millions of dollars for · Hongkong Government." 11 is under the control of the local 18. If that number of "model" dollars was to be coined there would be as already stated gay བར་བའི་་་་ in the first place a loss incurred in direct proportion to the amount coined and when this could keep I was achieved what possible power those dollars at Hongkong or prevent them being sent to China, India and elsewhere? They would have to be perpetually recoined at a still further lofs to feed the melting pots of be converted into Rupees as is the case at present. bhina, мали Rupees in India, 19. IA would appear that those who make such suggestions contemplate compelling by Law the Mercantile Community here to Aube Hongkong { dollars as their sole medium of Exchange here. In other words they contemplate putting community at a this disadvantage on an overage of 24 per cent on all bargains requering a payment at Hongkong - A typanny which would very soon banish banish commercial transactions to places free from such Mediaeval Legislation. 20. I therefore trust Your Lordship will bear in mind a secure that that Hea depôt and Hongthing is leading Mercantile always simply за "Exchange" for the commerce carried on with the nighboring Empire. Its currency therefore must correspont with that and no human human power power a coin which without can of the mainland force into circulation acquiring thereby any increased purchasing capacity would cost 2op
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on any other number of millions of dollars for

· Hongkong Government."

11

is under the control of the local

18. If that number of "model" dollars was

to be coined there would be

as

already stated

gay

བར་བའི་་་་

in the first place a loss incurred in direct

proportion to the amount coined and when this

could keep

I was achieved what possible power those dollars at Hongkong or prevent them being

sent to China, India and elsewhere? They

would have to be

perpetually

recoined at a

still further lofs to feed the melting pots of

be converted into Rupees

as is the case at present.

bhina,

мали

Rupees in India,

19.

IA

would appear

that those who make

such suggestions contemplate compelling by Law

the Mercantile Community here to

Aube

Hongkong

{

dollars as their sole medium of Exchange here.

In other words they contemplate putting

community at

a

this

disadvantage

on an

overage

of 24 per cent on all bargains requering

a

payment at Hongkong - A typanny which

would

very

soon banish

banish commercial transactions

to places free from such Mediaeval Legislation.

20.

I therefore trust Your Lordship will

bear in mind

a secure

that

that Hea

depôt and

Hongthing

is

leading Mercantile

always

simply

за

"Exchange" for the

commerce

carried

on

with

the nighboring Empire. Its currency therefore

must correspont with that

and no human

human power power

a coin which without

can

of the mainland

force into circulation

acquiring thereby

any

increased purchasing capacity would cost 2op

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