CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 152

Coun

of Hongkong desire not an immediate supply Daly

of £6,000. of the coin in question, but also "monthly instalments of the nominal £3,000 at regular

valke

of

intervals for the future,

and that it would be impossible,

for the reasons stated in

my Report to their Lordships of the 13t altinis, for this dexandment to undertake the execution of any coinage

dusing the months of July and August next. Shave, however, suggested to the

Crown

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Crown Agents for the Colonies that a coinage of thenomenal value of £12.000. equal to four monthisupply, thauld be executed by the

Mint before the necessary. repairs of machinery are commenced, and the Crown

agents a

а диле

to that coural.

Iam to request, therefore,

that their Lordships will

he pleased

to authorise

me

to execute a

Lilver

Coinage of the nominal value of £12,000. in 20,

10, 45

cent pieces, for the Government of Hongkong,.

at the naval rate of 2/2

per

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