CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877 — Page 81

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He hubicel of reestablishing & Hong Kong Mint, I have mare a suspection at to had of the draft to the heavy that a departmental Committee should report on the Labied

I think this would

involve less deday then waiting for another ponderous letter from the Treasury

In the meantime shall anything be written to Hougtong?

Gov = 5356/74 is still and want if the ensuing correspondence-

C.D. to Measury 16 June 1874. Scamy KCD. 20 $10. 1875 (.0. & Wising 24 June 1876 Treasury £6.0. 5th Jeby 1877

(one moult)

15 mnlty

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In the meantime the point an " to the squivalent value" might be

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the words occur in the 4th Clanse of the draft froclamation (printed / 33 of Japers pointed in 1863)

The Treasury held that as the

Trade Follar had 4 more grains of

siwer in it kan kraverage Mexican Follen (as 420 to 416), it would not be possible for the Govt to authorize- legalize the trade dotter under the Clause;

the CO. holed thatthe intention of the words was to exclude

dollars of less value, as was better. Expressed in the Straits Ordinance where the minimum weight ffirenen

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