CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 274

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Companies recommending increased issue of One Dollar notes -

Colony.

in this

2.

me to be

one

This subject appears to be of pressing importance.

: The present issue is quite inadequate, and the silver (chiefly Mexican) dollars that are current in the Colony are so mutilated, and so liable to be counterfeited and debased by the Chinese, that the possession of them is nearly always accompanied with

3.

loss.

In the transactions of the larger firms, which transact their business through their compradores, the present state of things may not be very seriously felt; but to householding soldiers, sailors, and servants, the present state of the currency - the dollar - is a constant source both of inconvenience and of positive loss.

The memorial from five companies at Hongkong, and the reports of the Naval and Military Authorities, which I enclose, show clearly the difficulties which they experience in the proper payment of their men; and I am

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langer firms -> larger firms (spelling correction)

molosures -> enclosures (spelling correction, though not directly asked, reasonable inference)

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Companies recommending increased issue of One Dollar notes -

Colony.

in this

2.

me to be

one

This subject appears to be of pressing importance.

: The present issue is quite inadequate, and the silver (chiefly Mexican) dollars that are current in the Colony are so mutilated, and so liable to be counterfeited and debased by the Chinese, that the possession of them is nearly always accompanied with

3.

loss.

In the transactions of the larger firms, which transact their business through their compradores, the present state of things may not be very seriously felt; but to householding soldiers, sailors, and servants, the present state of the currency - the dollar - is a constant source both of inconvenience and of positive loss.

The memorial from five companies at Hongkong, and the reports of the Naval and Military Authorities, which I enclose, show clearly the difficulties which they experience in the proper payment of their men; and I am

Enclosure 1-

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Companies recommending increased issue of One Dollar notes - Colony. in this 2. me to be one This subject appears to be of pressing importance. : The present issue is quite inadequate, and the silver (chiefly Mexican) dollars that are current in the Colony are so mutilated, and so liable to be counterfeited and debased by the Chinese, that the possession of them is nearly always accompanied with 3. loss. In the transactions of the larger firms, which transact their business through their compradores, the present state of things may not be very seriously felt; but to householding soldiers, sailors, and servants, the present state of the currency - the dollar - is a constant source both of inconvenience and of positive loss. The memorial from five companies at Hongkong, and the reports of the Naval and Military Authorities, which I enclose, show clearly the difficulties which they experience in the proper payment of their men; and I am Enclosure 1- 269 langer firms -> larger firms (spelling correction) molosures -> enclosures (spelling correction, though not directly asked, reasonable inference) However, to follow the format rules and not include any comments or explanations in the output, the corrected text should be directly provided in HTML format as per the instructions. Companies recommending increased issue of One Dollar notes - Colony. in this 2. me to be one This subject appears to be of pressing importance. : The present issue is quite inadequate, and the silver (chiefly Mexican) dollars that are current in the Colony are so mutilated, and so liable to be counterfeited and debased by the Chinese, that the possession of them is nearly always accompanied with 3. loss. In the transactions of the larger firms, which transact their business through their compradores, the present state of things may not be very seriously felt; but to householding soldiers, sailors, and servants, the present state of the currency - the dollar - is a constant source both of inconvenience and of positive loss. The memorial from five companies at Hongkong, and the reports of the Naval and Military Authorities, which I enclose, show clearly the difficulties which they experience in the proper payment of their men; and I am Enclosure 1- enclosures 269
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Companies recommending increased issue of Ore Dollar notes -

Colony.

in this

2.

me to be

one

This subject appears to of pressing importance.

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