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Your Lordship will convey~ [ your decision to me by-

telegraph,

Dollars are

the new British

expected to ar

rive here shortly

I have the honour to be,

My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

William Rebingoy

Sir,

topre

ure

not

Chamber of Commerce to Colonial Secretary.

213

C. Q.

9156

RESP Rec 27 MAY 96)

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hong Kong 25ra. April 1895.

The Chamber recently learned with much satis-

faction that Her Majesty's advisers, doubtlessly acting

on the suggestion of the Mercantile Communities of Hong

Kong and the Straits Settlements, had recommend the minting

of a British Dollar which will shortly become a legal ten-

der in both places. In connection with this subject the

Committee request you will bring to the notice of His Excel-

lency the Governor, who from the first interested himself

in the suggested coinage, and who was good enough when cor-

responding with the Home Authorities to advocate its matp

adoption, the following resolution put forward by Mr. T.

Jackson, seconded by Mr. G. Sharp, and unanimously adopted

Ja general meeting of the members of the Chamber hela

the 19th. instant.

TREASURY

10096

Er 1 JUL 95

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That this Chamber regards the advent of the British

dollar as an opportunity for pacing the currency of

this Colony upon a satisfactory footing; that as a

first step every means should be adopted to protect

the new co ins from the foolish practice of chopping

and defacing dollars, and that the Government be requeЛ.

ed by the Committee of the Chamber to legislate in

this behalf.

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