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beruty master of tee Minh Inover conclusively text-

the American trade dollar and the Japanese ten do not at present satisfy

there conditions. He Mnited States Mint has been coining trade dollars, the fine silver in which exceeds the fine silven contained in rufican dollars, a

matten

inconvenience

of

force

of

the two

are to cinculate together,

but it has now Euspended

of such dollars, the cornage of and there can be little doubt that it will eittien

put an end to them alto other or alter their contents, if

ila

{

of

finds that they interfere with the currency legislations

the diited States. On the botteen hand the Japanese Govenment does not appear to understand as yet-

the principles of sound currency. and there can be little reliance plased on the decisions

the Intive antronities of the Japanese much.

the correspondence how before my Londs shews, how

easily

the

Japanese Governnicah I are induced to alter the contents of their Coins, seeing that at the close

beginning of 1878

of 1877 on they Enbstituted

CL

trade

dollar

finds