CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 250

inform Your Lordship that the supply

in increasing

this

of subsidiary coinage Government had not lost

sight of the danger of woon

token coins

being thrown

from

on

the

China

Colony

at their full nominal

value.

It will be interesting

to learn the result of the

enquiries of the Foreign, office regarding the fate of Hongkong

coins in China.

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There is no doubt, I believe,

that they continue to be -

used

as

token

money

all

over the neighbouring Empire, and practically become

as the Colony

lost, as far

is concerned, in the huge

provinces of China. In view of

of the heavy

[ consignment (#500,000) of ~

these coins due towards the

Treasurer considers that, as

end of the

the Colonial

year,

far

as can be judged at present,

if