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it always in this form. If they took the coins therefore they wid have all the trouble & expense of melling them, a if they were compelled by

decree to receive a coin -

the Trol piece or Any other _ they rund oftenhave to pay it away on the spot in ish case if the people. did not choose to receive it except at a discount – a very probable event - there w? be no power to compel them & the loss must fall unjustly upon the receiving officer. More over another difficully arise in distinguishing

w

true from spurious

coms from stall public offices were by the simpler process exempt.

"The Prince & the other members of

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the Board present among

were perfectly

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whom was unanimous in these

the correctness

views & without disputing of the reasoning in favor of a comage & the advantages in other respects that might be

derived

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derived from its introduction into "thing they rectorated their opinion that the time had not arrived for any Experiment of the kind of that it was not in their power to obtain may the subject-

decree of issue

any

orders on

The Custom Houses at the

Treaty Ports, they added finally, v. no doubt be ready to receive the Hough'ong hel or dotter at its intrinsic or assay value in like

they did the Mexican & other foreign money & in this manner they might gradually at the will of th

manner as

the

· people get

into general circulation, but in no other way could their currency be promoted by a act of the for!

objecten.

They are not hostile to it & have no I believe to the Hongkong or any other comage making its own way into circulation of this

I ventured to anticipate

is as much as

&

when the mint was first contemplated &

was asked as to its chances my opinion

to its chances of

Success