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„aulo) visihindi? grltonqans rechts Tons””

not paived benoqoną nosď svart þentsɗba vreli

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agantoo-du? ynodynol ada to moisattiländer ort? (s) Joeldo vierit

Salotto mort anio) vialbladım saseni to muiženie lie aựt (d) bes

mand qnideeq vllanen ovar I amerið of

Ynofob arts må mold-

tuskang writ és ora aral? det bevoiInd sya I sau oed beacggo

noed avač doživ‚każdo i gniderego zrodost Introwog Tusa omit

ni (sarged when oft ni dmeaong ton eden yas de to) Jnenda

ted fielidstno od tad Ingroo of grtbust La

Tail to duguno and LoTJnOo od bas ,alasd wrotim s no yoNSTIUG

nottsen:éo etanični vor aid to welv ni Jært ovetieď J .atak

binow Jient:(0 07 arsad vnofed alitz dołdiw ebard to enettam ni

vna tqoha of "malo? mirit stow ateeretni seofit of Latnamitzaḥ að

noowded øgnerloxe sert adj ajano elə tryim doiriw noltos to gawoo

Jos olfrath yns dadd onia arolled I .gnoxqnuoli bus antro Að 10%

dokriw mottoli e "euso rila noktoittaex to mol÷idtrong to

‚nal¿lusITTIb Lasietíog evioral bus anoidsfer hoog drutakh hlươw

-Braid Svaf I .anoitalen İstorachos ni noišatlader vidiazoq bus

Jaom erit Jait beroblanoa Mona¿Quien eroe dilw itzvoda et01-

ents) ml aðmazqofevoh flaws of saw,euzung of sauroo eidselvbe

ath

,JnaruTTevoð erol and dywostið ddod frotto were gaten eft:*w

His Majesty's Minister at Peking and Consul-General at Canton to

bring pressure to bear to hasten reform, especially in regard to

the limitation of the output of the Mints.At the same time I

have adhered to the policy approved by the Secretary of State

which had already been inaugurated before my arrival, of with-

-drawing from circulation, and demonetising such amount of

Subsidiary Coins each year as were received by Government an

legal tender in the payment of taxes to.

In the first place I will very briefly

recapitulate the principal schemes which have been advocated,

and my reason for having hesitated to adopt each of them, pre-

-mising that in this Memorandum I am dealing with Silver Sub-

-sidary Coins only and not with Copper or Notes.

I.

Prohibition of the circulation of Chinese

Subsidiary Coins in Hongkong.

(a).

It is stated by high authorities that this

Chinese Subsidiary Coin does not in any way affect the trade

between Hongkong and China which is conducted in notes, and

Bills of Exchange &c. 1 and that the companies in Hongkong who

receive Chinese Subsidiary Coins in large quantities have the

remedy in their own hands, either by refusing to receive them

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(as not being legal-tender) or by putting up their prices and

fares, and that as a matter of fact some (probably the majority)

have