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in
the condition of the silver market
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chiefly
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on
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the quantity of dollars London
sent to
Hong Kong
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Lords
appreciate fully
the weight of this objection
to the present system, and, by
Their desire, the Deputy
of the Mint
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special investigation on
the subject.
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Comes
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consulting
the
best authorities
of London,
that if
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necessary
result
at any
time during
the last
ten
years,
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dollar
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