CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 313

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this means the great commercial emporium of Japan, Osaka (through Ito port Biogo) is brought into direct communication with this Colony and South-China. The issue of the Yen has also increased and it's extensive mintage seems to be well received.

9. With our increased Japan trade the inconveniences of our defective currency in Hongkong have seriously increased. At the beginning of this year, the managers of two of the banks, the principal European merchants, the principal Chinese traders and the Chamber of Commerce all urged me to declare the Japanese Yen current in the Colony. I enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of the letter to this Government from the Chamber of Commerce asking me to take action on the subject. But as Sir Michael Hicks Beach's despatch of the 20th of November, 1879, had just been received by me, I felt bound to see how the existing state of things would answer, and I was also considering the other branch of the currency question.

10. Recently the manager of one of our leading banks assured me that, to his knowledge, week after week European merchants trading with Japan lose large sums...

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this means the great commercial emporium of Japan, Osaka (through Ito port Biogo) is brought into direct communication with this Colony and South-China. The issue of the Yen has also increased and it's extensive mintage seems to be well received. 9. With our increased Japan trade the inconveniences of our defective currency in Hongkong have seriously increased. At the beginning of this year, the managers of two of the banks, the principal European merchants, the principal Chinese traders and the Chamber of Commerce all urged me to declare the Japanese Yen current in the Colony. I enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of the letter to this Government from the Chamber of Commerce asking me to take action on the subject. But as Sir Michael Hicks Beach's despatch of the 20th of November, 1879, had just been received by me, I felt bound to see how the existing state of things would answer, and I was also considering the other branch of the currency question. 10. Recently the manager of one of our leading banks assured me that, to his knowledge, week after week European merchants trading with Japan lose large sums...
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this means the great commercial __ emporium of Japan, Osaka (through ito port Biogo) is brought into

direct

mmunication with this

Colony and South-China. The issue of the Yen has also increased and it's

extensive mintage

seems to be well

scoured.

9.

With

our

increased Japan

trade the inconveniences

of our

defective currency in Wonghong have

seriously increased. At the beginning

of this

orir

year,

the

managers of two of

banks, the principal European machants, the principal Chinese - traders and the Chamber of Commerel

all urged

Ane

to declare the Japanese

Yen

300

310

current in the Colony. I enclose

for Your Lordship's information

α

copy of the letter to this Government from the Chamber of Commerce ashing me to take action on the subject. But as Sir Michael Hicks Beach & despatch

1920 of the 20th of November, 1879, had just

been received by

me

19. felt bound to see how the existing state of things

would answer,

and I was also

considering the other branch

currexey question.

10.

one

of

our

of

the

Recently the manager of

leading

banks assured me

that, to his knowledge, week after ___

week European merchants trading. with Japan lose large (༡༦༡ ་ ་

Sund

by_

الية

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