M. Fairfield It is only necessary
to instruct the
Gram Agents to facer comply with the wishes of the colonial gouth leaving them
to make their own arrangemente
See the nutes on 19337.
minutes Draft annexed
C.P.L. 24. Dec
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The
In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.
19471 89
quit
22942.
Sir
TREASURY CHAMBERS,
220
21 Decempter 7889
24 457
REC? 85362 DEC 9)
I
am directed by the Lords Committioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you for the
information of the secretary of State that they have been in communication with the Deputy master of the Mint respecting the proposal in
Mr. Meade's letter of the 14th instant to increase)
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* to $1.000.000 the amount of
750.000 Subsidiary coinage to be supplied each quarte. by the Royal Mint for the use of the Governme; of Hong-Kong.
The Deputy master of the Mint reports. that while the present pressure of the demais for Imperial coin continues the mint will not be able to undertake this coinage for Hong-Kong.
My Lords understand that this state of affairs has been brought to the knowledge
causing of the (rown Agents, who are the coinages required for that and other Colonies to be executed by the Mint at Birmingham
"Under Secretary of State
Colonial office.
و
Th
Sir,
Your obedient servant.
Albelly
Foreign
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