coins, &c. 321 

 COINS. 



The dollar is 1 Tie favorite coin in the Straits. It 

 exchanges it i the bazars for a n amber varying from 

 100 op 1o 120 pice. At present, it is pretty steady at 

 10U. Indian rupees are also in circulation, but gold 

 coins are hardly ever seen. There are also half-dol- 

 la rs, and the divisions of the sicca rupee. A sicca 

 rupee exchanges in the bazar for 50 pice, on an ave- 

 rage. On this subject* there are printed tables, which 

 may Ik; emsul.'e;! a< tin ) are. too voluminous to be 

 here inserted. The sicca rupee will soon, however, be 

 superseded In the new coinage. 



I fear (hut I shall hive to rely on the Header's in- 

 dulgence for any repetitions which may be found in 

 the preceding* pages. From the manner in which the 

 greatest portion first appeared, and other circumstances, 

 these con LI not easily be avoided. I have not been 

 able either to superintend in person the getting the 

 work through the Press, although I have been fortu- 

 nate enough to obtain the obliging aid of the Pro- 

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