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TREASURY CHAMBERS,

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the 1888

24 June

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REC.

\REGO 26 JUN AR

Sir,

to refuse to redeems

any

that could not be shown to have been issued from the Colmial Treasury, whic he added would practically

to

to refusing Except

sin

CAL

to redeem all wom coins

verz

rare cases

which

and add that

proposal Lord Kuntsford propones

to approve;

The now

refers

&

arregards the probable effect of

Coming Estabt at Canton which W. Fremantle, the Colonial could not possibly guage

some time & come

سم

Effect for

Meat

e;

and therefore express a hope that their Landsliches will see

their

the instructions to the Mint

way

to giving

letter

Casked for

in our

4/16, Frist.) you

In the reply to this Letter the following

Number should be quoted.

7905

10330

seeing

asto futun quarterly supplies,

that the for. will be instructed to closely watch the result &especially the effect of the Canton coming, and if necessary telegraphe four the onspension of the supply

and at any rate

g.W. J.29/6

With reference to your letter of the 14th instant, respecting the supply of subsidiary coins to Hong Kong, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a Report by the Deputy Master of the Mint, to whom their Lordships referred your letter and

its enclosures.

I am to request that in laying this Report before Lord Knutsford, you will inform his Lordship that My Lords think Mr Fremantle's obsewations worthy of careful consideration by the Secretary of State as well as

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

the

by