CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 571

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Alt feltorz to, he addressed to the Chartered BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIAZCHINA.

TELEDRARNIS ADORELE, PYSTAIL

me as

2075

C.O

22498

28 EC J

563

Chartered Bank of Judia, Australia & China. Hatton Court: Threadngelle Sheek

London: 28th Deer 1894:

MATT

Edward Fairfield Eve 6. M. 9.

Colonial Office

Sir

Whitehall S.M.

I beg to acknowledge receipt letter of 21th December, with

British dollar,

reference

to the

new

and inviting me to express

an

opinion

as to whether it would be well to take advantage of the new Orders in Council to provide that all coins whatever, whether of the old or the should be demonetized new coinage,

or otherwise stamped, the other hand, any

if chopped

whether on

such

provision would cause inconvenience

As

regards

the Straits Settlements.

the practice of chopping dollars does · not prevail there, and such dollars would not be received as currency either by the Banks or by the public.

In the case of Hongkong it

is

И

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