CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877 — Page 106

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

think that the Semon Commipariat

officer

was

justified in me

"making

acknowledgment" of such are

No

offer.

independently of the fact theat, omring

to the large balance at that time. tottu large

in the chest, he would not

have

been justified in raising further supplies by drauring a Bill on this

Board.

The same Despatch states

that "eventually all the Cours that

eventically

could be spared

were sold to the

"Hongkong & Shanghae Bank at

4/32 . The date of such disposal

-

is not givein but their Lordships beheve that the Exchange of the day

which

which averaged 3/9 during

montles

101

ttu

of Juure & July, 1876, did

not reach the above rate in the period to the 14th November, which day the despatch itself

Weld

written.

Their Lordships cannot but feel

that, since seignorage

may

be looked upon

ort

reimbursement to a Government

the Expenses

token Coms

as the legitimate Government for

attendant

intrinsic

on

perhaps

Connage, it is poling

longer

to allow

a

a mistaken

Colony, which no

incurs the last named charg

to continue to reap the profits of Subsidiary

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