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June 20, 1905.
Your Highness,
With reference to Your Highness' Note of May on the subject of subsidiary coinage at Canton, in which I was informed that the Board of Finance and the Viceroy at Canton had been requested to take satisfactory measures.
I have the honour to state that I am now in receipt of a further communication from the Governor of Hongkong, in which His Excellency urges the proposition that the Chinese Government will guarantee that the minting of subsidiary coin in the Two Kuang Provinces will be suspended until the coins already issued by those Provinces are returned, and is prepared to give a reciprocal guarantee that the Hongkong Government will not issue such coin until the coins it has issued in the Colony likewise return.
It is to be understood that copper coins are included under this term subsidiary coins. The Hongkong Government is treating its copper coins in the same way as its silver coins, that is to say, it is withdrawing them from circulation and discontinuing fresh issues.
I have the honour to report that this proposal of the Governor of Hongkong may be taken into favourable consideration by Your Highness' Government at an early date.
His Highness Prince C...
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269852 130 1
25 Jul 08
June 20,1905.
Your Highness,
with rororonee to Your Highnoon Noto of
Hayon the audioot of sudaiaiary coinaca at Canton, in
whloh I me intoraod that the Board of Pinanoe and tho
Viceroy at Canton had Down requsated to take satisfactory
I have the honour to state that I am now in
receipt or a further corrtunication from the Governor O
Hongkong, in which His Kxcallmey uxkes the proposition
a chinoan Gotorrent w211 guarantee that tho
ainting of subasalary coin in the Two Kuing Provinco
Will on mupanned until the coino already snued by t
wint or thoma Provincas roson part he in prepared to cive
a rootprocal guarantee that the Hongkong Government wil
not inaue such coin uncll the coins it nao tannot in tho
not likowloo rosch poず。
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aru included under this torn suboidiary coino. The Hong-
Long Government to troating its copper coins in the
that is to say, it is,
nao ite ol2vor colnos
and has boon for some considerable time pnet. withdrawin
thos from circulation coll an discontinuing Trosh
I have the Hancur to root that this propa
osal of the Governor of Kongkong may be taken into favour
abin conndoration by Your Highnoga Government at a
Hio Highness Prince C
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