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· have the honour to submit, that pending the decision of Her Majesty's Government with regard to the coinage of a British dollar and the legalisation of the American Grade Dollar,

(as recommended by the Chamber of

and the

Commerce, various tanks here)-

of- representatives of the

ne

are not at

fact

deem

present prepared, and in

it premature, to advocate the adoption of the

: the Japan Trade Dollar as a

tender

We have to.

legal.____

For the Oriental Bank Corporation (signed) C. Morland Herr,

Manager - HongKong.

For the Chartered Mercantile Bank of

India London and China,

(signed) W. K. Nicholson,

Acting Manager HongHong

For the Chartered Bank of India

Australia and China.

R. I. Harper,

(signed)

•Manager Hongkong.

For the Hongkong & Shanghae

Banking Corporation,

(signed) I. Merean,

Chief allanager.

For The National Bank of India Ld,

(signed) C. C. Thomson,

Acting Manager.