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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH NOVEMBER, 1873.

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Whereas the Foreign Silver [Coin] in daily use among the people of the Kuang Tung Province has long been in circulation, and is moreover admitted to be advantageous and convenient. In the 5th and 11th Years of Tungchih, (1866 and 1872) the Hongkong Mint coined a new Dollar which upon comparison with pure Silver bore a proportion of fully ninety per cent, and, as the Records will prove, Proclamations were issued notifiying the people that it might come into general circulation. There has lately come to Hongkong a newly coined American Eagle Dollar, called the "Trade Dollar," and Sir BROOKE ROBERTSON, the British Consul, having requested that Officers might be appointed to assay it, the Viceroy and Haikwan thereupon appointed Officers to melt it down and assay it, in concert with [an Officer from the British Consulate] when, taking the Haikwan Tael of pure Silver as the standard, an outturn was obtained of fully 8961; or, Taels 111.6, of this new Eagle Dollar, are equivalent to 100 Haikwan Tacls of pure Silver. Minutes of the Assay were drawn up in proof thereof.

For the convenience of traders and people therefore, this Coin should be allowed to be tendered in payment of duties, at the rate of touch obtained at the Assay, and to come into daily circulation. It becomes the duty then of the Viceroy and his colleagues to issue a Proclamation on the subject for general information.

This Proclamation therefore is for the information of you merchants, traders, soldiers, and people of every district. You must know that the "Eagle Trade Dollar" that has lately come to Hongkong, has been jointly assayed by Officers specially appointed for the purpose, and it can be taken in payment of duties, and come into general circulation. You must not look upon it with suspicion. At the same time, rogues, sharpers, and the like, are hereby strictly forbidden to fabricate spurious imitations of this new Eagle Dollar, with a view to their own profit. And should they dare to set this prohibition at defiance, and fabricate false Coin, they shall upon discovery most assuredly be unsparingly arrested and punished.

Let every one obey with trembling!

Let there be no disobedience!

A Special Proclamation.

Tungchih, 12th year, 9th Moon Day, (October, 1873.)

Translated by

WALTER C. HILLIER.

便傾錶

懲違

造影射漁利倘敢違玩假造一

商

百

莊輪港

嚴倘項

觀成新审出

新望色到裹示前

辦玩銀嚴以易等鬣行 應批項

以銀 員洋美民

前可受人曉日據 錢此比 比會試錢國間銀

·輸鷹知為通即海新成

樣

棍餉銀悉此用准關鷹

關鷹數鎔

造行

英鷹在計

-私徒通已爾示以照絞銀計試本國銀案足銀利民務巡 巡總

羅領事官請委員試驗當經本 成員名曰貿易洋錢據 英國

近日香港到有美國新造鷹銀

九成當經示諭民問通行在案

局新造洋銀與紋銀比較計足

成近九局便間文撫

便同治五年及十一年香港銀

爲院

洋張

年銀診

久事督

鱼海

文華殿大學士兵部尚書兩廣總

督部堂瑞 兵部侍郎廣東巡

關 雨

說東廣

經查出定卽嚴拿懲辦各宜凛

遵違毋特示

同治十二年九月

示

No.174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon of the 18th instant, for photographing, from

time to time when required, Prisoners of Victoria Gaol.

Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Captain Superintendent of Police.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th November, 1873.

CECIL C. SMITH, - Acting Colonial Secretary.