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dollan containing 420 grains of fice silver for the yon tile When in

use containing 417 9415 Grains, and they acked the Stoughtong Rovenument to accept the new dollar as legal teriden, but in Junnary 1879 they withdrew that request. reqgrees! save up thein trade dollar and revented to the old ten of 4th marnes. Fon Must-

silver

in be Congotten that Japane is not to any extent producing country.

Mese considerations induce

agree with the

My Londs to

deputy master of the Munch. in his opinion thral_ for the

text present it would not be

desirable

desirable to count eitteen the american trade dollan or the Japanese Zen to circulation in Stong Kong.

afree

My Londs entirely with the Learetary of State

thish it would be better hol to attempt to prohibit by law the packing of dollard Current in the neighbouring chniere pouts.

I a

"As regands the issue

a state note, my Londs advice that at the outsch the whole amount of

silver received in exchange for noter should be Rept in the Government suults.

It is most important teab, the Government of Hong

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