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OP X.

156.

Your Excellency,

H.B.M. Consul-General,

Canton, 23rd October, 1906.

I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 11th instant enquiring whether anything further has transpired with regard to the alleged proposal to close the Mint here.

I have had some difficulty in obtaining information on the subject owing to changes among the officials and the death of Mr. Wyon, the only foreign employee in the Mint. I have, however, now ascertained that the Mint still continues to manufacture some $5,000 worth of subsidiary coinage per diem. I am informed that an Imperial Commissioner left Peking about a month ago to visit the Provincial Capitals with a view to introducing a uniform standard throughout China, and is expected shortly in Canton.

I think that it would be useless at the present juncture to make any further representations to Viceroy Ts'en, but that on the arrival of his successor

The

His Excellency

Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.,

Hongkong.

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OP X. 156. Your Excellency, H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton, 23rd October, 1906. I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 11th instant enquiring whether anything further has transpired with regard to the alleged proposal to close the Mint here. I have had some difficulty in obtaining information on the subject owing to changes among the officials and the death of Mr. Wyon, the only foreign employee in the Mint. I have, however, now ascertained that the Mint still continues to manufacture some $5,000 worth of subsidiary coinage per diem. I am informed that an Imperial Commissioner left Peking about a month ago to visit the Provincial Capitals with a view to introducing a uniform standard throughout China, and is expected shortly in Canton. I think that it would be useless at the present juncture to make any further representations to Viceroy Ts'en, but that on the arrival of his successor The His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., Hongkong.
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1 2 OP X. *. 156. Your Excellency, 536 H.B.M.Consulats-General, Canton, 23rd.October, 1906. I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 11th. instant enquiring whether anything further has transpired with regard to the alleged proposal to close the Mint here. I have had some difficulty in obtaining information on the subject owing to changes among the officials and the death of Mr. Wyon the only foreign employe in the Mint, I have, however, now ascertain- -ed that the Mint still continues to manufacture some $5,000 worth of subsidiary coinage per diem. I am informed that an Imperial Commissioner left Peking about a month ago to visit the Provincial Capitals with a view to introducing a uniform standard throughout China, and is expected short- -ly in Canton. I think that it would be useless at the present juncture to make any further representations to Viceroy Ts'en, but that on the arrival of his successor the His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., Hongkong.
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OP X.

*. 156.

Your Excellency,

536

H.B.M.Consulats-General,

Canton, 23rd.October, 1906.

I have the honour to acknowledge

your letter of the 11th. instant enquiring whether anything

further has transpired with regard to the alleged proposal

to close the Mint here.

I have had some difficulty in

obtaining information on the subject owing to changes

among the officials and the death of Mr. Wyon the only

foreign employe in the Mint, I have, however, now ascertain-

-ed that the Mint still continues to manufacture some

$5,000 worth of subsidiary coinage per diem. I am informed

that an Imperial Commissioner left Peking about a month ago

to visit the Provincial Capitals with a view to introducing

a uniform standard throughout China, and is expected short-

-ly in Canton.

I think that it would be useless

at the present juncture to make any further representations

to Viceroy Ts'en, but that on the arrival of his successor

the

His Excellency

Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.,

Hongkong.

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