CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 627

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No.3533

A.

TO

sir,

C. O.

13616

A

Rest 28 MAY 19

614

ENCLOSURE

2.

RECR

Govt. of India.

Finance & Commerce Department.

Simla, the 12th August, 1898.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,

HONG-KONG.

**

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.934, dated the 9th June, 1898, enquiring whether the Government of India would be prepared to execute at the Indian Mints the coinage of 10 and 5 cent pieces for the Government of Hong-Kong, and if so, what the minting charges will be. It is stated that the annual supply required in monthly consignments to be determined later would approximately be 38 million 10 cent pieces and 2 million 5 cent pieces.

2. In reply I am to say that the amount of coinage to be executed forms an important factor in determining the rate to be charged. But on the understanding that the annual coinage of these pieces would not differ materially from the amounts named above, the Government of India would be willing to undertake this subsidiary coinage at the Calcutta Mint at the rate of Rs.5.8.0. per 1000 of either the 10 or the 5 cent pieces, provided that the silver required and the necessary dies and punches are supplied to the Mint. I am to...

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No.3533 A. TO sir, C. O. 13616 A Rest 28 MAY 19 614 ENCLOSURE 2. RECR Govt. of India. Finance & Commerce Department. Simla, the 12th August, 1898. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, HONG-KONG. ** I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.934, dated the 9th June, 1898, enquiring whether the Government of India would be prepared to execute at the Indian Mints the coinage of 10 and 5 cent pieces for the Government of Hong-Kong, and if so, what the minting charges will be. It is stated that the annual supply required in monthly consignments to be determined later would approximately be 38 million 10 cent pieces and 2 million 5 cent pieces. 2. In reply I am to say that the amount of coinage to be executed forms an important factor in determining the rate to be charged. But on the understanding that the annual coinage of these pieces would not differ materially from the amounts named above, the Government of India would be willing to undertake this subsidiary coinage at the Calcutta Mint at the rate of Rs.5.8.0. per 1000 of either the 10 or the 5 cent pieces, provided that the silver required and the necessary dies and punches are supplied to the Mint. I am to... ... The response is formatted according to the given instructions, focusing on correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, and maintaining the original content's integrity. The Tibetan text "མས་" is not directly related to the rest of the document and is omitted as it seems out of context. If it is part of the original scan, it should be either left as is or marked as unclear with "...". The output is in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.
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No.3533 A. TO sir, C. O. 13616 A Rest 28 MAY 19 614 ENCLOSURE 2. RECR Govt. of India. Finance & Commerce Department. Simla, the 12th. August, 1898. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, HONG - KONG. ** I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.934, dated the 9th. June, 1898, enquiring whether the Government of India would be prepared to execute at the Indian Mints the coinage of 10 and 5 cent pieces for the Go- vernment of Hong-Kong, and if so, what the minting charges will be.It is stated that the annual supply required in monthly consignments to be determined later would approximately be - 38 million 10 cent pieces and 2 million 5 cent pieces. 2. In reply I am to say that the amount of goinage to be executed forms an important factor in determi- ning the rate to be charged. But on the understanding that the annual coinage of these pieces would not differ materially from the amounts named above, the Government of India would be willing to undertake this subsidiary coinage at the Calcutta Hint at the rate of Rs.5.8.0. per 1000 of either the 10 or the 6 cent pieces, provided that the silver required and the neces- #ary dies and punches are supplied to the Mint. I am only to མས་
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No.3533

A.

TO

sir,

C. O.

13616

A

Rest 28 MAY 19

614

ENCLOSURE

2.

RECR

Govt. of India.

Finance & Commerce Department.

Simla, the 12th. August, 1898.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,

HONG

-

KONG.

**

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter No.934, dated the 9th. June, 1898, enquiring whether

the Government of India would be prepared to execute at the

Indian Mints the coinage of 10 and 5 cent pieces for the Go-

vernment of Hong-Kong, and if so, what the minting charges will

be.It is stated that the annual supply required in monthly

consignments to be determined later would approximately be

-

38 million 10 cent pieces and 2 million 5 cent pieces.

2. In reply I am to say that the amount of

goinage to be executed forms an important factor in determi-

ning the rate to be charged. But on the understanding that the

annual coinage of these pieces would not differ materially

from the amounts named above, the Government of India would be

willing to undertake this subsidiary coinage at the Calcutta

Hint at the rate of Rs.5.8.0. per 1000 of either the 10 or the 6 cent pieces, provided that the silver required and the neces-

#ary dies and punches are supplied to the Mint. I am only to

མས་

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