416 grains troy, 0890 fine 1 ounce troy.
91.804 Shanghai tacts, taels (without charges).
Tt would be misleadifig to attempt an estimate on the basis of w coni-parison between the Haikwan and the Shanghai tael, the relation between both being fixed at 11140, The Haikwan tael isa fictitious book-currency, the composition of Which has been arbitrarily decreed and contains, inter alia, provision for smelting' fees, although it is merely ap abstract notion.
In view of the real importance of the subject T shall be glad to obtain the views of, competent persons on the correctness or otherwise of my statements.
KANN,
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