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a

the cams date for

Right.

bill. This is

comparison which cannot

be made

in this instance

because the Hong Kong rate obtained by the

Treasurer

was

that of

the 2nd October, and the

rake quoted by the

Crown agents, that of

the 5th September,

The ruling

rate of interest

of Government depouts

chong nang

and

this

portant factor

An

in the

catentation

DRAFT.

315

extentation

Ro

that

any

comparison of the two

transactions which could

be made, with the

information

now available

would be of little value.

4.

It is, however, probable

that in this particular

instance some

elight

advantage in point of cost has been gained

by remitting to this

country, though it is

much smaller than the

Treasurer

to suppose

and