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Government will the Japanese maintain the declared weight and fineness of their coin. It should be added that the Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong discussed the question at length, and that they declined to recommend the legal admission of the Yen tender, although Mr Cameron supported his proposal before them fully and ably.

There was not unanimity of opinion upon the second proposal, namely, the proclamation of the American Dollar as legal tender. The Comptoir d'Escompte and the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China proposed to make it legal tender by weight, (717 Canton Facts to 1000 dollars).

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia, would make it legal tender, provided that it is not chopped, and that it is paid by count, and not...

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103 Government will the Japanese maintain the declared weight and fineness of their coin. It should be added that the Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong discussed the question at length, and that they declined to recommend the legal admission of the Yen tender, although Mr Cameron supported his proposal before them fully and ably. There was not unanimity of opinion upon the second proposal, namely, the proclamation of the American Dollar as legal tender. The Comptoir d'Escompte and the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China proposed to make it legal tender by weight, (717 Canton Facts to 1000 dollars). The Chartered Bank of India, Australia, would make it legal tender, provided that it is not chopped, and that it is paid by count, and not...
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103 Government will the Japanese maintain the declared weight. and fineness of their coin. It Thould he added that the Chamber of Commerce of son discussed ng Kong the question. at length, and that they declined to recommend the to legal -admission of the Yen tender, although Mr Cameron supported his proposal before them fully and ably. There was not unanimity the Jame of opinion upon the Jecond second proposal, proclamation namely, the of the American Grade Douar as legal tender. The Comptoir d'Escompte and the f Chartered Mercantile Bank o India, London, and China proposed to make it legal tender by weight, (717 Canton Facts to 1000-dollars). The Chartered China, and Bank of India, Australia, would. make it legal tender, provided that it is not chopped, and that it is paid by count, and Not
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103

Government

will

the Japanese

maintain

the declared weight.

and fineness of their coin. It

Thould

he

added

that the Chamber

of Commerce of son

discussed

ng Kong

the question.

at length, and that they declined to

recommend

the

to legal

-admission of the Yen tender, although Mr Cameron supported his proposal before them fully

and

ably.

There was not

unanimity

the

Jame

of opinion upon the

Jecond

second proposal,

proclamation

namely, the of the American

Grade

Douar

as

legal tender.

The Comptoir d'Escompte and the

f

Chartered Mercantile Bank o India, London, and China proposed

to make it legal tender by weight, (717 Canton Facts to 1000-dollars).

The Chartered

China, and

Bank of India,

Australia, would.

make it legal tender, provided

that it is

not chopped, and

that it is paid by count, and

Not

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