CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3] — Page 218

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Enclosure 2

Report

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212

The Secretary of

Statis Despatch Nr. 239 of 142695

Morcomber 1894

From inquiry I learn that at present the money changers are charging 40 or 50 cents premium per $100 and that the average premium during 1897 was 20 cents per $100.

A

noh

pre

the only

on

Coins is

scarcity of indicia

Leich

Criterion of the

Coins. Other

sthe scarcity of

British

subciliary

Corres

which were

manifest during 1894 were (1)

Complaints that

Could not be

greater than

such coins.

oblained; (2) demands

the

supplies; (3)

Cation of Cantonese

a large liven hat

subsidary Coins (often spurines

and always of

lees fineness ) ; and

(44) the win.

the

Come riccined.

7

2.

redicte absorption

Conceding that profit to

the

Gorunment

shoud mot

be

a

primary object in

importing subsidiary Coins,

yot

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