CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3] — Page 106

CONVIDENTIAL.

8435/1907.

Sir,

Enclosure 2

C.O.

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5 MAR 08:

Government House,

Hongkong, 29th. Tanuary,

8.

With reference te Sir M. Nathan's letter

of the 26th. of June, 1906, and to Er. Carnegie's reply of the

20th. July in the same year, I have the honour te transmit copy

of the more material oorrespondence (noted in the margin)

/ Consul-General to Governor

22nd. Farch, 1907. 2overnor to Conaul-General

3rd. April, 1907.

3. Consul-Gonèral to Governor

1st, May, 1907 (with 2 enclosure).

4.0fficer Administering the

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Government to Consul-General 8th. May, 1907.

do.

do.

16th. July, 1907.

Consul-General to Officer

Administering the Government 24th. July, 1907.

Consul-General to Governor

and, Aurust, 1907.

that has passed since the date of Mr.

Carneric's letter between this Govern-

-mant and His Britannic Fajesty's

Consul-General at Canton on the subject

of the restriction of the issue of

subsidiary coins (so called) by the

Mint at Canson.

Your Excellency will observe that up to

July last (in which month I arrived here) when representations

in the matter were suspended this Government had failed to

obtain from the Provincial Authorities an undertaking to dism

-continue the manufacture and isaue of subsidiary coins for a

term of years.

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