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7. 10 Spell

„Jiei‚ytbunel d‡? „gnodgaok

zoofo ɛids to IkompoŬ evitusei eit to reɗmeli s Bå

gatwolioi est exes of anteriores e'yore/leoxd zuol evar, I

.noiteeup yönernus eið að ɛX"emOT

ost of ‡crob on yitran salwo „Jean smit emne zol .$

sedto od tidtag has tay e1t of mub ɛɛonieuć la molteonselb

lo zebret Ingel bae faloillo edd,*#JIob tevlie eit „EGENBO

„bieħasje vratenor add ed of becaéo nad vaɔfoð aldr

E¤MBÜ BJAVİng wordt to eston Xasd add yd molat ei

anok ent

1000kgode

.alitakozaki edi bas,beradzadə adladgnadë A goox

[ð ve -etnuosos lo Jusnyag al emailob reviie trøsse af erujez

enog eød foldw ‡muosɛib lo eter dyid a ta dgnare

Javoose as nero Jon Ilky exnsā „Ímas zem if es doum ea nt mu

„Jarosɛib rid‡ zaitoubes Juod±kw exelinß movita al ni bla¬

neupeño nid Jis Toi Arso elad of neetts ToftBorah ait araŽMU

rol etisch evig tom JJlv yedi yitafimið „ezsifob zovite at

emps ent no tresza yab eit to etaz egradoxe end ja aeonsdtimer

demands sharp measures.

Failing this I suggested that the

My suggest- question of Government notes should be taken up. ions were, however, not deemed practical and it was decided to

take no action.

4.

It was admitted that though a tradesman could decline to deal with a customer, if he allowed that customer to run up an account he must accept payment in the legal tender of the

I understand, too, from legal Colony, 1.e. the silver dollar. sources that if the tradesman refuses to accept such payment and Sues the customer all the latter has to do is to pay the amount into Court in silver dollars when the plaintiff would not only have to accept it but to pay the costs of the action.

Government Departments were of course obliged to accept payments due to them in silver dollars and the Hong KongÁ and Shanghai Bank, which carries out Government business, accepted these silver dollars from Government at full value, though they would not from other customers,

6.

It soon transpired that a profit was to be made by changing notes into dollars at a money changers (where a man gets about 110 silver dollars for his 100 dallars in notes) taking them to the Post Office and remitting then to his home in India or in England by Money Order at the rate of exchange

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Bitt ‡dguard evad I „OTAWA Li Yonelieɔxã quol ek .8

Jadd bezzu evad bis sono nedt szom Ikonunð at qu noftroup

ent to enløv eit exileure of zol begatta ed blunda moldależne!

bonese I

etna Xoad est bas teƑJob zovȚIE

Losalji di antxan soranibró szafɛ a ni gnisd of aldianoq en of

audit ezon ovİKSUT TO Çan od sadyne rol onil yð eldareinum bra

Jduob on bipoy etuksed eld .zotoa Acad zol evisy epal eti

Moiletso edt bas Lanoitzeoze ans comit edy Jud ‚olina′′b od

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Last month I understand that as much as $150,000 was

The Hong Kong & Shanghai remitted to India by Koney Order.

I believe, Bank in sending the necessary draft to India say,

whether this was a loss or only that they lost over $10,000

a diminution of profit is doubtful.

This month, I gather, they

have refused to accept the silver dollar in payment of drafts