CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900 — Page 102

In the reply to this Letter the following

Number should he quoted.

8014

1900

082/1900

Sir,

10340

100

PS17 MAY 00

TREASURY CHAMBERS,

16 May 1900

I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Lucas's letter of the 3rd instant further respecting the proposed arrangements for the supply of local subsidiary coins for Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements .

In reply, I am to request that you will inform Mr Secretary Chamberlain that My Lords have no objection to the inclusion of the bronze coinages required by those Colonies in the proposed arrangement with the Government of India.

Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient servant

Enstemitta

WB