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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

FINANCE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT.

ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE. Coinage.

FROM

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

321

India Office, London,

8th October 1903.

Financial,

No. 177.

To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor General of India in Council.

ΤΟ

MY LORD,

THE SECY, OF STATE FOR INDIA.

No. 263.

Dated Simla, the 20th August 1903.

Received

Proposal to increase the seigniorage on the coinage of British dollars to 2 per cent.. and to give precedence to the coinage both of Indian rupees and of the new Straits dollars over that of British dollars.

G. C. Press, Simla-No. 816 C. F.-—-—~15-8-03.~50—J, D.

In continuation of my Despatches of the 10th July last, No. 118, and the 17th July, No. 125, and with reference to your letter of the 20th of August, No. 263, I forward for your information a with the Colonial Office, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, re- specting the coinage of British

Coinage of British Dollars at Indian Mints: further correspon- dence to be sent to India.

1903, with enclosures.

copy of further correspondence*

* From Colonial Office, dated 28th August

To ditto, dated 5th September 1903. To ditto, dated 24th September 1903. To Banks, dated 24th September 1903.

dollars in the Indian Mints.

I have the honour to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,

(Signed) GEORGE HAMILTON.

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