CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 36

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date, which will inform Your Excelluey that the Japanese Government have

jafoured

me

of their willingness to accept

the Hangtong

dollar

the Mexican.

chi

on

the

same terms

requrd however to the circulation

of the Hongkong dollar in

Japan,

and the Commercial clapes of the latter country have therefore found it convenient to adofit, without legislative interference, cat thase paints of the country which trade with foreigners, the use of such freign

coins

and

by

the reference made by Your Excallmay

to the Proclamation of the thinese

Authorities at banton, recommending

the hee

use

of this Cain

among

the

Chinese of the Prevince of thuangting, I should invite attention to the great difference which exists between the tivo Counties in regard to their respective mometary systems - Jupan popepes Coinage of its awn, while lokina does not,

a

as are

universally accepted in china

| fouigners themselves.

It is indeed provided

provided in all the Storign Treaties yet concluded with

Japan that all foreign coin shall pass current in this country, bust Her Majestajo Government having for some time past perceived the momaly of this stipulation, have not insisted upon its execution by the Japanese Government, but have unged. upon the latter the establishment, in place of it, of a free mint, which would

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