CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 106

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in respect to this coinage I hat I cannot fail to observe that Mr. Wells' letter of the 26th June 1876 did bring to the notice of

the Colonial Govt the fact -

that the bronze token

a

supply of $6000

was

required for the Treasury

Chest, and that the reply from the acting Treasurer of

the 27th June virtually invited the officer in charge of the Treasury

chest to send in a tender for the amount required so that it appears to me that

your predecessor

was duly justified in assuming

as he states

in his despatch of

15 November that he did - that - It was not intended to take

advantage of the offer

which had been made to him as Assistant Military Secretary -

5. With respect to the

most important question

of the mode in which it

has been the practice of Hongkong Government

to distribute the coin's issue I observe that his Excellency speaks in one despatch

of a sale being made to the Hongkong Shanghai

Bank at exchange 4/3:3. and of Govt reserving

itself the right of regulating the time of the issue as judging by the state of Exchange may seem likely to be most favorable,» and in another of its

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in respect to this coinage I hat I cannot fail to observe that Mr. Wells' letter of the 26th June 1876 did bring to the notice of the Colonial Govt the fact - that the bronze token a supply of $6000 was required for the Treasury Chest, and that the reply from the acting Treasurer of the 27th June virtually invited the officer in charge of the Treasury chest to send in a tender for the amount required so that it appears to me that your predecessor was duly justified in assuming as he states in his despatch of 15 November that he did - that - It was not intended to take advantage of the offer which had been made to him as Assistant Military Secretary - 5. With respect to the most important question of the mode in which it has been the practice of Hongkong Government to distribute the coin's issue I observe that his Excellency speaks in one despatch of a sale being made to the Hongkong Shanghai Bank at exchange 4/3:3. and of Govt reserving itself the right of regulating the time of the issue as judging by the state of Exchange may seem likely to be most favorable,» and in another of its
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in respect to this coinage hat I cannot fail to thserve that Mr. Well's letter of the 26th June 1876 did bring to the notice of the Colonial Gor! the face - that the browng theat tegnin a supply of $6000 was required for the Treasury Chest, and that the reply from the acting Treasurer of th= 27 = June virtually invited the officer in charge of the Treasury chest to send in a tender for the amount required so that it appear to me that 6 your predecessor was ... Aly justified in assuming as he states 6 hii despatch of 15 November that he dich-that- It was not intended to take 105 advantage ofthe offer Which had been made to for Assistant Militäry Secretary- 5. With respect to the mat important question ofthe mod in which it has been the practice of 4. Hopking Govermas. to distribute then.com's Isture that his A kansedy Speaks in one despatch of a sale being made bothe Poongkong Shanghai Bank at exchange 4/33. and of Govt reserving 41 5 itself the right of regulating the time of the issue as judging by the sake of Exchange may seem tartt likely bobe most favorabi,» and in another of its
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in respect to this coinage hat I cannot fail to thserve that Mr. Well's letter of the 26th June 1876 did bring to the notice of

the Colonial Gor! the face -

that the browng theat tegnin

a

supply of $6000

was

required for the Treasury

Chest, and that the reply from the acting Treasurer of

th= 27 = June virtually invited the officer in charge of the Treasury

chest to send in a tender for the amount required so that it appear to me that

6 your predecessor

was ... Aly justified in assuming

as he states

6

hii despatch of

15 November that he dich-that- It was not intended to take

105

advantage ofthe offer

Which had been made to for Assistant Militäry Secretary-

5. With respect to the

mat important question

ofthe mod in which it

has been the practice of 4. Hopking Govermas.

to distribute then.com's Isture that his A kansedy Speaks in one despatch

of a sale being made bothe Poongkong Shanghai

Bank at exchange 4/33. and of Govt reserving

41

5

itself the right of regulating the time of the issue as judging by the sake of Exchange may seem tartt likely bobe most favorabi,» and in another of its

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