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H. B. M's.Consulate-General,

Canton, 22nd. March, 1907.

In continuation of my Despatch to Your Excel

-lency No. 21 (4244/1906) of the 4th. instant, I have the honour

to state that, at a personal interview with the Viceroy today,

the question of the closure of the Canton Mint formed a subject

of discussion. His Excellency who did not hesitate to express

his disgust at the reckless way in which subsidiary coina had

been minted by the Provincial Mint, informed me that he had or.

-dered the manufacture thereof to cease for a period of threa

months to allow time for investigation. He made some allusion

to an intention of coining dollars. I took the opportunity to

point out to His Excellency that Your Excellency's Government

had entirely ceased to issue subsidiary coins in Hongkong and

had last year shipped away the whole stock of subsidiary coins

remaining in the Treasury.

I would venture to suggest that, in ack-

-nowledging this despatch, Your Excellency may see fit to put

forward for the information of His Excellency the Viceroy a few

arguments advising that the period of three months, during

which the minting of subsidiary coins is prohibited, be con-

-siderably extended.

I have etc.,

(sd.) R. V. Mansfield,

Consul-General.

Excellency

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

Hongkong.