CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875 — Page 123

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117

"The things

"We Al

/

of

$

20 a

aul

pulled, as it

in Hong Kong, but a chest

"

bale of silk, never

touches the shores a

« Millions upon

of Hong Kong.

e

Millions

of

" dollars

are thrown into

the

Colony

annually,

and pass

"through it as through a sieve

were

their

way

to

the open ports."

If the proposed dollar

by the Chinese,

accepted by

it is

to

would

be feared that it only pass through

"the sieve" not to return at all,

to return

A

chopped and

disfigured after the fashion,

which gives

gives such

good

ground

for dissatisfaction,

result

and the...

would be a constant

demand for

each

of

Treasury

new dollars, on

which the Colonial

would incur a loss.

It remains to be considered

whether it

would be possible to restrict the internal currency

"the"

of the

Colony

to clean dollars

The

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117 "The things "We Al / of $ 20 a aul pulled, as it in Hong Kong, but a chest " bale of silk, never touches the shores a « Millions upon of Hong Kong. e Millions of " dollars are thrown into the Colony annually, and pass "through it as through a sieve were their way to the open ports." If the proposed dollar by the Chinese, accepted by it is to would be feared that it only pass through "the sieve" not to return at all, to return A chopped and disfigured after the fashion, which gives gives such good ground for dissatisfaction, result and the... would be a constant demand for each of Treasury new dollars, on which the Colonial would incur a loss. It remains to be considered whether it would be possible to restrict the internal currency "the" of the Colony to clean dollars The
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f 117 "The things "We Al / of $ 20 a aul pulled, as it in Hong kong, but a chest " bale of silk, never touches the shores a « Millions upon of Hong Kong. e Millions of " dollars are thrown into the Colony annua lly, and pass "through it as through a sieve were their way to the open ports." If the proposed dollar by the Chinese, accepted b it is to would be feared that it nly pass through "the sieve" not to return at all, to retur A chopped and disfigured after the fashion, which gives gives euch goo d ground for dissatisfaction, result and the... would be a constant demand for rach of Treasury new dollars, on which the Colonial would incur a loss. It remains to be considered whether it would be possible to restrict the internal currency "the" of the Colony to clean dollare The
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117

"The things

"We Al

/

of

$

20 a

aul

pulled, as it

in Hong kong, but a chest

"

bale of silk, never

touches the shores a

« Millions upon

of Hong Kong.

e

Millions

of

" dollars

are thrown into

the

Colony

annua

lly,

and pass

"through it as through a sieve

were

their

way

to

the open ports."

If the proposed dollar

by the Chinese,

accepted b

it is

to

would

be feared that it nly pass through

"the sieve" not to return at all,

to retur

A

chopped and

disfigured after the fashion,

which gives

gives euch

goo

d

ground

for dissatisfaction,

result

and the...

would be a constant

demand for

rach of

Treasury

new dollars, on

which the Colonial

would incur a loss.

It remains to be considered

whether it

would be possible to restrict the internal currency

"the"

of the

Colony

to clean dollare

The

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