CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 371

b

ans

of the Hongkong and Shanghai

1 Bank is not yet received.

t. I enclose the three replies which have

reached

makes

me

an

and though the Comptoir d' Excompte

offer of

an annual si

subscription

of $3000 towards the expenses of the Mint, it is evident that those replies are extremely unfarcerable. At the same time I have still

Some

hope that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will make such

am

offer as it may

Ibe pokible for Your Space to accept.

on a

Neverthelefs I found this hope merely verbal conversation with the Manager, who at the time had not brought the Subject before the Directors, but of those residing has not yet sent in their reply- I infer that the matter is

Iinfer

as

he alone

occupying

the serious attention of the Board.

8.

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meaowMALD

I shall probably tatte further through the thamber of Commerce forgiving

this

still wide publicity to the desire of Gavemment to enter into anangements

whercky panties possessing competent and security may

have the

мое

control of the Mint at their

and

means

expense

and on conditions of somewhat the same

nature as those suggested

suggested in my

Moems of the 2nd instant.

9

my enclosed;

I have only to add that I have

received a semi-

lately received

a semi- official Communication

that

from Sir Harry Parkes, Her Majesty's Menista at Japan, informing me the Maikado's Goverment has expreped

a desire to punchase the Maint Machinay