CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 59

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farivarded, he comsion there can be no objection to its being recived at all the ports in pagment of Customs in like manner as the Mexican.

repet an on the subje eet MA Č having bun received from the Canton Authorities the chat before they again Yamin în must reait for can act, when he will communicate wich vicale wish me.

The report has I believe been required from Canton, so that I must wish in great delay to obtain the issue of the necessary instruction to the Authorities at all their Ports to receive the at the same rate as Mexican dollars are received.

As I forwarded the leaf of the Government Gazette containing the assay to the Canton; I should be glad to receive another copy for the archives.

Jan A regards the offer contained in Excellency's despatch of the 20th August to allow the Chinese Government to avail themselves of the Mint, it has bun declined with thanks. They apparently do not think the country is prepared to give general circulation to a silver currency, and deem any steps which it might be expedient to take might be construed into an attempt to force upon the nation a new medium of Exchange. They have not been successful in attempts to introduce 10 cash and 100 cash pieces of copper and probably conclude from thence that they would meet with equal difficulty if they issued a silver...

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56 farivarded, he comsion there can be no objection to its being recived at all the ports in pagment of Customs in like manner as the Mexican. repet an on the subje eet MA Č having bun received from the Canton Authorities the chat before they again Yamin în must reait for can act, when he will communicate wich vicale wish me. The report has I believe been required from Canton, so that I must wish in great delay to obtain the issue of the necessary instruction to the Authorities at all their Ports to receive the at the same rate as Mexican dollars are received. As I forwarded the leaf of the Government Gazette containing the assay to the Canton; I should be glad to receive another copy for the archives. Jan A regards the offer contained in Excellency's despatch of the 20th August to allow the Chinese Government to avail themselves of the Mint, it has bun declined with thanks. They apparently do not think the country is prepared to give general circulation to a silver currency, and deem any steps which it might be expedient to take might be construed into an attempt to force upon the nation a new medium of Exchange. They have not been successful in attempts to introduce 10 cash and 100 cash pieces of copper and probably conclude from thence that they would meet with equal difficulty if they issued a silver...
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farivarded, he comsion there can be no objection to its being recived at all the

ports in pagment of Customs in like

as

Manuuv

Bub

the Merican.

repet

an

the subje

eet

MA Č

having bun received from the Cantor

Authorities the

chat before they

again

Yamin

în

must reait for

can act, when he will

communicate wich

vicale wish me.

The

report has I believe been

required from Contor, so that I bust

wish in

in greas delay to obtain the issue of the necessary instruction to the Amharities

at all ihre Parts to receive the

at the

Jante

rate as Mevious

Menu

are

canage

received.

As I forwarded the leaf of the Goonment Gazette containing the assay to the Gamin;

>

I should be

glad

to receive another

copy for the archives.

Jan

A

regards

the

offer contained in

Exactly's despatch of the 20. "August to allow the Chinese Government le avail

thouseless of the Mint, it has bun declived

reich thanks. They apparently do not thuise the country is prepared de

circulation to

а

silver

give genial

and deem

currency, and

any

steps which

it impedient to laxe might be conchrined into an attempt to force upon the nations a new medium of Echange. They have not born ancesfiful

in attempts to introduce 10 cash and 100 cash

pieces of copper and probably conclude from thence that they would mat write equal diffiently if they issued a silen

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