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Hongkong

No 502. 29th April, 1881.

Governor

In The Pope Hennessy Komely.

To

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Kimberley

Transmitting Attorney General's Memorandum on Monetary Legislation with copies of

Proclamations and Ordinances

One Enclosure

589

C. O.

Memo on Monetary Registration in force

or

applicable to Hongkong

called

for by

His Excellency The Governor's minute on Secretary of State's Circular despatch of ...th October

16

1578 (?)

Order in Council of 7th January

1863 published in

Government Gazette of 2nd May

1863

declares that Mexican dollars or other silver

dollars of value duly authorized

or equivalent value by the Governor of Hongkong

should be

the only legal tender and provision made for subsidiary coinage - see preamble to local Ordinance 1 of 1864.

Ordinance No 1 Recites the above Order in Council and

provides that British Sterling is to be

converted into dollars at 4/2 per dollar when the Governor proclaims it.

of 1864.

His Excellency The Governor

Proclamation

Page 600

Page 601

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Hongkong No 502. 29th April, 1881. Governor In The Pope Hennessy Komely. To The Right Honourable The Earl of Kimberley Transmitting Attorney General's Memorandum on Monetary Legislation with copies of Proclamations and Ordinances One Enclosure 589 C. O. Memo on Monetary Registration in force or applicable to Hongkong called for by His Excellency The Governor's minute on Secretary of State's Circular despatch of ...th October 16 1578 (?) Order in Council of 7th January 1863 published in Government Gazette of 2nd May 1863 declares that Mexican dollars or other silver dollars of value duly authorized or equivalent value by the Governor of Hongkong should be the only legal tender and provision made for subsidiary coinage - see preamble to local Ordinance 1 of 1864. Ordinance No 1 Recites the above Order in Council and provides that British Sterling is to be converted into dollars at 4/2 per dollar when the Governor proclaims it. of 1864. His Excellency The Governor Proclamation Page 600 Page 601
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Honghong No 502. 29th April, 1881. Governor In The Pope Hennessy Komely. to The Right Honourable The Eart of Kimberley Fransmitting Attorney General's Memorandum on Monetary Legislation with copies off Proclamations and Ordinances One Enclosure 589 C. O. Meme on Monetary Registation in force or applicable to Hongshong called for by His Excellency The Dovernor's minute on Secretary of States Circulur despätch of .__ th October 16 1578 Order in Council of 7th January 1863 published in Government Gazette of 2nd May 1863 declares that Mexican dollars or other silver dollars : value duly authorized lar of by the top quivalent value by the Governor of Songkong should be n is the only legal tender and provision -made for subsidiary coinage - see preamble to lecal Ordinance 1 of 1864. Ordinance N°1 Recites the above order in Conneil and provides that British Sterling is to be J d converted into dollars at 4/2 per clotlar when the Governor proclaims it. of 1864. "His Excellerrey The Governor Proclamation Page 600Page 601
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Honghong

No 502. 29th April, 1881.

Governor

In The Pope Hennessy Komely.

to

The Right Honourable

The Eart of Kimberley

Fransmitting Attorney General's Memorandum on Monetary Legislation with copies off

Proclamations and Ordinances

One Enclosure

589

C. O.

Meme on Monetary Registation in force

or

applicable to Hongshong

called

for by

His Excellency The Dovernor's minute on Secretary of States Circulur despätch of .__

th October

16

1578

Order in Council of 7th January

1863 published in

Government Gazette of 2nd May

1863

declares that Mexican dollars or other silver

dollars

: value duly authorized

lar of by the top quivalent value by the Governor of Songkong

should be

n is

the only legal tender and provision -made for subsidiary coinage - see preamble to lecal Ordinance 1 of 1864.

Ordinance N°1 Recites the above order in Conneil and

provides that British Sterling is to be

J

d

converted into dollars at 4/2 per clotlar when the Governor proclaims it.

of 1864.

"His Excellerrey The Governor

Proclamation

Page 600Page 601

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