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we have had have not sensibly affected the steady prausium of one por cout which

they

on

command at all times, but joust now, the Chinese New Ye of the

the eve

Year,

learn that the wholesale price for tew

cout

1 pieces is double their par value, t for five cent pieces four time their par value. That is to

and

is to say,

to buy $100

worth of fine cont pieces in the market,

$1100 must be paid. Of

course, euder

these circuntarias, the Treasury

to

besieged with applications

applications for these coins,

the creat

-leut, till the arrival of the shipment,

6.

there are none to spare.

On the 20th Vatober last this

Departumut called

your

attention to

the subject of the inoreeving prevalence of

counterfict

ten cent

6 pieces.

It wa

was stated

that not only

were the spurious coins

aducirable

adinirable imitations, but also that they.

It was

ANCHORS

rapidly improving. suggested that liberal rewards should be offered for

the apprehension of the

or insporters

sion of the makers or

of these false coins, or for inforstration how they

This was

were introduced into the e

as

to

Colony

approved and carried out. Copies

of the notifications were eut to the High Authorities of Cornton, with the request that they would have enquiries recorde, and discover the corrur if possible,

them to be on the wainland of

supposing

China . This they promised to do.

7.

arrested

by

froesession

A few weeks later

weeks later a Chine was

of few.

the Police, who had in his +

a considerable number olapurring.

дверитесь

leu cent pieces. ête was sentenced to six months hard labour; A good deal of ~

information

avao

got out

of hien by

a-

fellow

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