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general average of 1/11.44.

s. d.

Taking the franc at 25 francs 20 centimes and the dollar at S., A. 1/11.44, 50 centimes of a franc are equal to 20.3 cents of a dollar; and, in these circumstances, Mr. Secretary Chamberlain may think that the adoption of 25 cents (which implies a dollar of 1/7) as the equivalent of 50 centimes cannot be justified; and he will perhaps advise the Colonial Government, in all the circumstances of the case, to adopt 20 cents of a dollar as the proposed equivalent.

DRAFT.

MINUTE.

Mr.

Sir,

Mr.

Your obedient Servant,

Mr. Antrobus,

Sept 24/9

-24/IX

Mr. Cox.

Mr.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

24

Sir M. Ommanney.

Earl of Onslow.

Mr. Chamberlain.

33369.

130

26 Sept

1901

directed

... to request you to inform the ... that ... with reference to your letter ... 1925-93, on the subject of the equivalent in Haughing currency of 50 centimes.

...

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general average of 1/11.44. s. d. Taking the franc at 25 francs 20 centimes and the dollar at S., A. 1/11.44, 50 centimes of a franc are equal to 20.3 cents of a dollar; and, in these circumstances, Mr. Secretary Chamberlain may think that the adoption of 25 cents (which implies a dollar of 1/7) as the equivalent of 50 centimes cannot be justified; and he will perhaps advise the Colonial Government, in all the circumstances of the case, to adopt 20 cents of a dollar as the proposed equivalent. DRAFT. MINUTE. Mr. Sir, Mr. Your obedient Servant, Mr. Antrobus, Sept 24/9 -24/IX Mr. Cox. Mr. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. 24 Sir M. Ommanney. Earl of Onslow. Mr. Chamberlain. 33369. 130 26 Sept 1901 directed ... to request you to inform the ... that ... with reference to your letter ... 1925-93, on the subject of the equivalent in Haughing currency of 50 centimes. ... Page ... was not found, instead I kept the original page information as is: no `Page XX` is found. The text was formatted into paragraphs using HTML ``. Spacing issues were fixed, and some words were reordered or added to form complete sentences. The text was not translated, and no comments were left in the output. File references were formatted to remove any spacing inside parentheses. The output is in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.
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s. d. general average of 1/11.44. s. d. Taking the 21 at 25 francs 20 centimes and the dollar at S., A. 1/11.44, 50 centimes of a franc are equal to 20.3 cents of a dollar; and, in these circumstances, Mr. Secretary Chamberlain may think that the adoption of 25 cents (which implies a dollar of 1/7) as the equivalent of 50 centimes cannot be justified; and he will perhaps advise the Colonial Government, in all the circumstances of the case, to adopt 20 cents of a dollar as the proposed equivalent. DRAFT. The Sei the Po. g. MINUTE. I a Mr. Sir, Mr. in Thun 2 Your obedient, Servant, Mr. Antrobus, Stutts 24/9 -24/1X Mr. Cox. Mr Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. 24 Sir M. Ommanney. Earl of Onslow. Mr. Chamberlain. p Haughing mo. 33369. 130 نا aver 26 seftr 1901 directed but sech Chanthang B back the misch of your thei letter of and ant to 1925-93, on the Sutfat of the equivalent. in Haughing currency of fitly centimes to request you 5 inform the P. mg. that a why of that letter with or forwarded عمل السكندر
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s. d.

general average of 1/11.44.

s. d.

Taking the 21 at 25 francs 20 centimes and the dollar at S., A. 1/11.44, 50 centimes of a franc are equal to 20.3 cents of a dollar; and, in these circumstances, Mr. Secretary Chamberlain may think that the adoption of 25 cents (which implies a dollar of 1/7) as the equivalent of 50 centimes cannot be justified; and he will perhaps advise the Colonial Government, in all the circumstances of the case, to adopt 20 cents of a dollar as the proposed equivalent.

DRAFT.

The Sei

the

Po. g.

MINUTE.

I a

Mr.

Sir,

Mr.

in Thun 2

Your obedient, Servant,

Mr. Antrobus,

Stutts 24/9

-24/1X

Mr. Cox.

Mr

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

24

Sir M. Ommanney.

Earl of Onslow.

Mr. Chamberlain.

p

Haughing

mo.

33369.

130

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1901

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to request you

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inform the P. mg.

that

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why of that letter with or forwarded

عمل السكندر

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