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The Chief Manager, Stong Kong and Shanghai Bank to Col. Secretary.

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Hong Kong and Shanghi Banking Corporation, Songhong, 22th April, 1875-

I am of opinion that the

introduction of the British dollar will afford

opportunity of

effecting

currency reform long.

needed here, viz:- doing away.

REC_I_ JUL 95) with.

chopped dollars.

Mexicans are now and recently have been considerably their intrinsic value / after allowing

over

for a reasonable seigniorage) 20 think

with the British dollar oblacinable

any quantity at a seigniorage

charge