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by the people,

their way. or see their

to

any departure from the old established

usage_

and until such want is ei

generally and worgently fell, they

doubt the policy of any interference

with, the

ith the curren

at once

Currency

which would

subject them to popular

Suspicion,

one

and recall more than

Signal and damazing failure

of former Governments in the

matter of copper coinage.

With such views and

feelings freely expressed,

once

when a discussion

more than

on the

Subject has taken place, it comnol

be

-matter of surprise to Your Excellency that I failed to obtain

any more

Forverable

an duer

to

even!

my modified proposal that they

make the Fact piece a

would

legal tender in payment of Imperial

-dues. The only

and wer

wad

explanation of the responsibility the Imperial Government would insur

red to force

if they thus endeare on

their anthorities in the provinceé

other coins.

to receive these or

or any Under the existing order of things

these authorities have to account

for all dues received in pure silver. Any portion they remit to Peking is always in this form. If they took the coins therefore, they

would

have all the trouble and expense of