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Eu tively agree

with his

Losts. hip

that that

measure should be postpored, until he

satiefied that no

li

be

a

dopted

with a

other

measure could

advantage.

They gather from your

that

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competent legal opinion should that there may be

be obtained

in

no question hereafter

as to the legality

decision which the Goverment

way take.

of any

letter that

he thinks it

it possible such

a

neme by might

be found

in the admission of the Grade Dollar

to legal tender, and that

he does not

that the Order in Council

of

-think

1863 Excludes

the trade dollar by the words" other

Dou ar

of equivalent value" with the

Mexican Dollar, in asmuch as the trade Межан

dollar is heaver.

My Lord

in their letter of 20th Best: - marly stated the doubts which had occurreds

to them, and They think it extremely probable

ew taken by

that the

View

is correct. They would

Lord Carnarvon iggest however

that

(weight of ver. 47

If

would

of state

adm

be

this

sel

pocut

were

settled,

Myhost.

ко

objection, if the Secretary

and the Colony wish it,

to

mitting the Grade Dollar, provided it less than 416 grains troy weight,

of not

be not injured

defaced, and have

silver in' 10000.

900 parts of silver

the less objection to this

There is

course that the

Luade

Dollar

bas..

been already officially recoquined bes the Government of the provinces

in

which Canton is situated received in

$

payment of duties, and admitted into

general circulation.

But

esusidering

the

Jealousyj

aut

distrust