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B&L (1216)-11696-8000-1-91

vernor.

No.

her 213

Date.

1891

6 July

st previous Paper.

160

14635

ом

Copy to 1.0.7 Seplay

a

240.0Oct.

19701

t subsequent Paper

Wo.

17536

HongKory

No. 16201

(Subject.)

C. Q.

DESPATCH.

16201 KLOP f The 120 91/291

Rate of peruunt of hilitery batribution

Игро

that it be paid at market

rate opexchange.

On

9304

(Minutes.)

Mr Meade

the W.0. asked us to

adopt the Treasury rate in orden

to fit in with their system of accounting to crediting the British Exchequer with the amount of fixed at £40,000.

Cons

the contribution

It is true that in the corresp. we argued

here quoted by the for!

in

were

favor of the market rate of

were I think Exchange, & our arguments good, expecially as regards occasimal & irregular payments, but as said in 13636/90 the Treasury par. 3 of desp

Cifatall

rate is not for wring when taken over

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