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this Colony.

As I stated in

ing despatch

No198

N. 198 of 1883, these subsidiary coins are

drained off into the interior of China

almost as soon as they arrive at

đang trong

and it is this great dewand

which has led to the practice of

counterfeiting

m

them. As will be seen,

however, from the report of the m

Colonial Treasurer, the steps taken to

suppress the maumfacture and importation into the Colony of

these spurious coisse have been

for succesful that they

not now met with in the

are

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quantities

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A

"quantities that were

"towards the end.

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beginning to circulate

of last

year.

"

have the honour to be,

My Ford,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient,

Thumble Servant,

Bowen