CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 237

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that dollars will be scarce,

but if you are hard pressed I would not refuse to sanction legalisation of gambling, which however should be done by Order in Council instead of proclamation. Report fully by post.

Also state whether $10 notes circulate in South China."

This telegram was answered by Sir W. Robinson's despatch of 5th September (10.16), that despatch which encloses two letters from the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as to the scarcity of Mexican dollars in early part of July and August. He observes: "They are becoming plentiful now; all the same I think we should have a second coin to fall back upon, in the event of Mexican dollars being scarce, and at a heavy premium such as they ruled at from July to this date (10th August)." He wrote again on 4th September: "Mexican dollars are now plentiful...

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that dollars will be scarce, but if you are hard pressed I would not refuse to sanction legalisation of gambling, which however should be done by Order in Council instead of proclamation. Report fully by post. Also state whether $10 notes circulate in South China." This telegram was answered by Sir W. Robinson's despatch of 5th September (10.16), that despatch which encloses two letters from the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as to the scarcity of Mexican dollars in early part of July and August. He observes: "They are becoming plentiful now; all the same I think we should have a second coin to fall back upon, in the event of Mexican dollars being scarce, and at a heavy premium such as they ruled at from July to this date (10th August)." He wrote again on 4th September: "Mexican dollars are now plentiful...
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that dollars will be

scarce,

but if you

are

hard pressed I would not refuse to sauctio

legalisation of gen

which however should be done by Order in Council mistead of (13) proclamation Report fully by post.

Aler state whether

Zens

criculate

South China."

in

This telegram Answered by Sii W. Robmson's despatch t

of 5th September (10.16)= that despatch which encloses two

letters from the Chief

Manager of the HongKong

and Shanghai Bank,

as

to the scarcity of

Mexican dollars last in early part of

A

July and August. He

observes: "They

eave

are

235

becoming plentiful now; all

the

Barne

I think we

should have

a secard

coin to fall back upon, in the event of Mexican dollars being scarce, and at a hearz premiung such as they

ruled at from

July

have

the 154

to this date

(10th August). He

wrote again

L

th

September: "Mexican

plentiful

dollars are

now

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