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Royal Mint, to Crown Agents.

L

Gentlemen,

18th April 1900.

0.0

123265

Rec

Bee 21 APR 00

156

ong Kong eqn.503.

I am directed by the Master of the Mint to acknow -

ledge the receipt of Mr Blake's letter of the 6th instant,

with reference to a fortnightly supply of $250,000 in ten

cent pieces for the Government of Hong Kong, and to state

that the Mint is not in a position to undertake this coinage

Should the Crown Agents concur in the proposal, I

would endeavour to make a monthly delivery of two millions

and a half of ten cent pieces, from July next, but no pledge

can be given that this out-turn can be maintained for any

considerable period of time without fail.

AEB

I am,

etc.

(3d) Horace Seymour.