12 British Currency Decimalised and I m penalised 



foundland, the Dominions of Canada and New Zealand, 

 the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Union of South 

 Africa : 



THE NEW CURRENCY BILL. 



1. Notwithstanding anything in the Currency Acts of 

 1816 and 1870, the florin shall be the acting unit of 

 value, and shall have 100 equal subdivisions or (British) 

 " cents," which in British India shall be known as 

 " pice." While in circulation the farthing shall represent 

 1 cent, the half -penny and penny 2 and 4 cents respectively. 



2. All money accounts shall be kept and rendered in 

 decimals, with the florin as integer, and shall show tenths 

 and hundredtlis of the same. And accounts rendered in 

 any other manner are hereby declared null and void. 



3. Two new coins of nickel, scalloped for distinction, 

 will be issued viz., 20 (British] cents and 10 (British) 

 cents or (British) " dime," which shall be legal tender 

 to5fl. 



4. New bronze coins of 1, 2, and 5 cents will be issued. 

 Also of the following values viz., J cents for circulation 

 in Guernsey, Malta, Mauritius (and Seychelles), Brit. 

 North Borneo, Nigeria, and i pice for Brit. India ; i and 

 T cents for circulation in Straits Settlements and East 

 Africa (and Uganda] ; and i, i, and & cents for circula- 

 tion in Ceylon and Hong Kong (and Labuan) ; which 

 shall be legal tender to one dime. 



5. Certain coins shown in the schedule attached hereto 

 will be withdrawn from circulation, and may be redeemed 

 at a Post Office or Bank at rates of exchange indicated 

 therein. 



THE NEW WEIGHTS AND 

 MEASURES BILL. 



1. Whereas, by the Weights and Measures Act of 

 1897, the use of the Metric System was declared to be 



