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Hongkong

the control

& underlike

以

depay

the Expense the mint

semlosing copies of the reptes, he had record_

the second-forwarding copyofaletter pom the

Manaj

thaughan Bank

of the Housing.

Offering

on

certain

conditions, which appear & Sue Wardonnell The inadminth to Take

conthe Mint for.

5 years.

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Wang Mong & Shanghai Banking Ausparition, Hangteng, 165 March, 1960.

Accending to the desire expressed

by Your Specollency in a Memorandum adtressed to the Acting Colonial Veeratury,

the 2nd instant, and under the date of the

which has been communicated to

I have given

me,

due consideration to the

question of carrying on the Hongkrong Mint by private contract ; and as it has been, on enquiry, found impossible

So Acis Excellency

Sir Richard Guanes MacDonnell, c. B.

Governor of the belony of Hongthong