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Government House
Hong Kong June 6 1887
With reference to your letter of the 7 ultimo and its enclosures respecting the coining of Japanese Silver Yen in Japan for Hong Kong, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the subject has been fully considered by the Chamber of Commerce and by the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, with the result that public opinion here is much against the proposal, chiefly because the coin is not current among the Chinese in the Canton Province and consequently business would be greatly hampered, if a coin which is not (like the Mexican Dollar) current in all parts of China were legalized here.
2. With the foregoing opinion this Government agrees and regrets therefore its inability to avail itself of the offer of the Japanese Government.
I have …
Dr Frances Plunkett the M.G. (?) W. J. Cameron
Acting Government ...
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Government House
Hong Kong June 61887
With reference
reference to your
letter
of the 7
you
ultimo and its enclosures respecting the
Yen
coiving of Japanese Selver You in Japan for Hong Kong I have the honour to informs
Your Excelleney
that the
subject has bee fully considered by the Chamber of Commerce and by the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, with the result that
deens
to be
-public opinion here nurch against the proposal, chiefly
the coin is not current
very
because
at the Chinese
Q
anconget in the Canton Province and consequently business would be greatly hampered, if a
legalized here which is not (like the Mexican Dollar) current in all parts of Chiva
coin
were
2. With the foregoing opinion this
Government agrees
and regrets therefore its I itself of the offer
inaliclity to avail.
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of the Japanese Governmen
I have re
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the part
Frances Plunkett the MG. (?) W. J. Cameron Mijn Gen=
Rotmunstering the Government
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