CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 330

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COPY.

No.68.

sir,

ENCLOSURE.

c.o. 327 30014

Reck

رام

Res 14 SEP 00

Treasury,

4th. August, 1900.

I have the honour to state for the inform-

ation of His Excellency the Governor that the consignment of

subsidiary coin by the S.S."Australia" from the Birmingham

Mint is lighter than those supplied before, from the Royal

Mint by 70 cents in one thousand dollars.

As this is a serious difference in the

eyes of the Chinese I suggest that the attention of the Co-

lonial Office be drawn to the matter.

I have &e.

(Signed) A.M.Thomson,

The Honourable

The Acting Colonial Secretary.

Treasurer.

**', སྶཏྟཱརཾནཾ......

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