The Archive · 1903

THE RE-OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

has reassembled, Queen went in a them (8) That the Gov balances with Bank and remit their revenues through the same channel.

That in order to guarantee the anaintenanee of the necessary cash rosery in the vaults of the bank, the Inspeetor-General of Customs shall' depute officers to periodically inspect the hooks and cash reserves.

(10).—That during a period of two years from the establishment. of the mini the present sycee shoes be exchangeable on demand for the new tael coins and that after the period of two years the circulation of sycee shoes he declared illegal.

(11).—That newly minted tael coins be iecued only in exchange for the sycee shoes tendered during the interval of two years.

(12).—That all persons exchanging spece in accordaner with pi 10 given the option of payment tional Bank currency niotas. commanding that. the new 1 accepted in payment of produce and state ing that in two years' time they be the legal medium of exchange. The edicts should also state that the interval of two is it. will take considerable time for a sufficient number of new coins to be minted. And it should further be definitely steted that after two only legal tender will be new tael coins], years the or the currency notes issued thereazainst (14).—That during a period of two years from the date of establishment of the

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Mint the export of tart coins be forbid-(15),—That a Monetary Conferences he immediately summoned to which Great Britain, the United States of America, be invited in conjunction with Hongkong, the. and any further silverausing, com ug to ak Frow DATE oF said of the though it am ble s reaty of Shangha the best con holds th the b formal Tt supposes this the Tape well Me thy started that it will'es "l with the working institution. the fired st teh a sche it should be, no tine should be lest. hee Viewtuys one already their provine ting bank notes. well rooted the Woof the national yesed will he inereasof the scheme bility of the raper Teeommendation alf' is of this tion to China il of the 28th ul Gaelic, arrived here bright and cool.

The King in his speech said that progress of events in' South i Mr. Cham-

Reuter, the happies Lonlon, 18th Felruary.

The Debate in the Hou: C nis Yesterday was a 40 member present out of the 670 who constitute the Evelusive service.

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