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only, that consignment therefore_

to consist

2,000,000 teu cut

pièces and 1,000,000 five

cent

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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.

9217

98

TREASURY CHAMBERS,

9

June 1898

Sir,

request

In reply to Mr Lucas's letter of the 3rd instant (12287/98), I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to state, for the information of Mr Secretary Chamberlain, that They have given directions that the requisition for the supply of subsidiary silver Coin to the Government of Hong Kong should be amended accordingly.

pièces, but that

all

other

consignments should be

of

tur

million five

hundred thousand

ten cent pieces as

previously

requested :

that the

Cerca d

I am

to

instinctions

t

geven

the Deputy

Master of

the

mint

be

may

altered accordingly.

I am,

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Enthamilton