CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12] — Page 262

with copies of thin

British Dollar Order, 1895, referred to therein. 2. Zm will observe that This Order in Conneil repeals all existing legislative laws respecting the coins, which are legal tender in the folding,

ulates the currency

and regulates the

m

lines similar to there

adopted in other Colmies,

including introducing among other points provisionsart the fineness & weight of the standard coin

tits authorized Equivalents,

which have not defined

I in the Tein

existing

Laws

the Hongkong comiage.

3. The provisions in 5.4

mixpedient at

Many

rate for thre

259

of the Order as

t

least current weight.

will in practice my

apply

air

the case

case of

These transactions in which dollars pass

count

b

by weight & not count weight. 4. Inclose copies of letters from test with Сопровор

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia Ahina I the Hongking Shanghai Banking (orperation,

A

noted in the margin regarding the question of chopped dollung

to a form Jo

#hotto in view

opinions expressed in More

معنية

letters

thampt

Coraluran that it would be

presens to attempt to make the practice of

"

"chopping" illegal in Hungting

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