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the Counter-

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average

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of

Stamps

a mouth."

of nearly $120

5. Lad Carnarvon's suggestion

sold at the Agency since august

1877 is, in round numbers $21,500.

I do not consider that the Agency

was

fairly at work till November

"This would give

are

average

of not quite $1200 a month,

1877.

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then

say $14,000 a

year.

How much

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the

Agency

11

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to

this would be sold without

say.

it is quite imposible

"During this period the Government has paid

little

than $2,00

in Commission, at the

(Despatch N.123

7

bctober 1877)

that the

agent should

pay

at once on

chinese

delivery the cash value of

would not be

the Stamps

very convenient either to M. Lister or the Chinese Agent. Mr. Lister thinks it would throw his Accounts into confusion, render a strict audit difficult and open the don to irregularities; whereas the I have sanctioned has the

systern

musit,

ملة

far, of being consistent with the chinese wurde of business,

mode

and it afford the Government, in