CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3] — Page 95

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be done to rehabilitate the H.K. coins.

As soon as we attempt to

to do anything for the H.K. coin, the whole of it will come back

to us from China.

The only way is by co-operation with the Chinese,

I.. free to their coins, obtaining for our coins the

leaving

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continued en joyment of the vas t

are a over which they are

spread in China. We should bring the strongest pressure to

the4t the Chinese dort. to stop the issue of thesp coins.

bear

on

If they won't give way, the coins must sink and sins till

they reach their intrinsic value.

The community of H.K. have enjoyed the profits from

their subsidiary coins in the past. They must now put up with the

losses on holding depreciated subcoins.

?. tel. to Gov. that W9 cannot accept te his scheme

pending full consideration with the Treas., and ask for Trees.

observations, saying that S. of S. is disposed to

the lines of this minute.

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