CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875 — Page 124

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The correspondence ventilated shows that it should not be issued, even though the coin's now in use is in itself reasonably good, unless the Government is assured of it. Experience has repeatedly shown that legislation on monetary matters, at variance with the general wish for reform or with the wants or convenience of the community, is undesirable and would only cause grave inconvenience.

The popular remedy appears to be a proclamation declaring that from a certain date clean coins be accepted. The wish is that Laws which do not work are mischievous. My hands however feel sure that the Secretary will agree that no such proclamation should be issued, and it needs no instances to prove that the question being little more than a tuburi...

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118 The correspondence ventilated shows that it should not be issued, even though the coin's now in use is in itself reasonably good, unless the Government is assured of it. Experience has repeatedly shown that legislation on monetary matters, at variance with the general wish for reform or with the wants or convenience of the community, is undesirable and would only cause grave inconvenience. The popular remedy appears to be a proclamation declaring that from a certain date clean coins be accepted. The wish is that Laws which do not work are mischievous. My hands however feel sure that the Secretary will agree that no such proclamation should be issued, and it needs no instances to prove that the question being little more than a tuburi...
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118 The correspondence the tilated shows that be issued, even coin's now in use in itself, reasonably if unless the Government Experience has repeatedly desirable assured of it that the legislation on cause grave inconvenience, and that there is a reform. appeads The general wish for popular remedy to be a proclamation, declaring that from a certain date clean be accepted. coins be euceess The wn monetary matters, at variance with the wants or convenience. would only of the community, is set at My hands however feel sure Мувалло the Secretary that will agree naught, and it needs no instances. to prave that Laws which do not work are mischievous. of State The with them that no such proclamation should question being little Lo this: Hong Kong little more than a tuburi be
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118

The correspondence

the

tilated

shows that

be issued, even

coin's now in use

in itself,

reasonably

if

unless the Government

Experience has repeatedly

desirable

assured of

it

that

the legislation

on

cause grave inconvenience, and

that

there

is a

reform.

appeads

The

general wish for

popular remedy

to be a proclamation,

declaring that from a certain

date clean

be accepted.

coins

be

euceess

The wn

monetary

matters, at variance

with the

wants or convenience.

would only

of the

community,

is set at

My hands however feel sure Мувалло

the Secretary

that

will

agree

naught, and it needs no instances.

to prave

that Laws which do

not work

are

mischievous.

of

State

The

with them

that no

such proclamation should

question being little

Lo

this: Hong Kong

little more than a

tuburi

be

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