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Rh the movement to a standstill. But when, next year, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce invited the Hongkong Chamber to join in an address advocating the establishment by the Chinese Government of a Mint, the Hongkong Chamber resolved (November 2, 1876) not to make any recommendation of that sort, but expressed itself in favour of the dollar being made the uniform standard of value in China. Whilst thus the general desire for a special Hongkong dollar remained unfulfilled, the Government obtained from the Mint in London a new supply of subsidiary coins for use in the Colony. A quantity of bronze cents was obtained first (July 19, 1875) and subsequently a large supply of silver five cent pieces, ten cent pieces and twenty cent pieces (June 20, 1876), which has been kept up ever since.

On 27th January, 1873, the Chamber of Commerce resolved to memorialize each of the Naval Commanders-in-chief on the Station, requesting them to assist in obtaining a new, complete and reliable survey of the coast from Hongkong all the way to Woosung. The local Government also joined in this movement, when the mail-steamer Bokhara struck (June 21, 1873) on a previously unknown rock in the fairway just outside Lyeemoon pass, and a reward of ten dollars was offered to fishermen for pointing out any hitherto unknown rock in the neighbourhood of Hongkong. The Chamber, having received favourable replies from the British and American Admirals, proceeded (August 27, 1873) to memorialize both the British and the United States Governments, to move them to take concerted action in completing the surveys required. In January, 1874, the Chamber was informed by Vice-Admiral Shadwell, that the Admiralty was going to send out at once a suitable surveying vessel to complete the survey of the coast of China.

In the matter of lighthouses, the Chamber requested the Governor (January 27, 1873) to obtain from the Secretary of State a grant from the Special Fund, to cover the cost of erecting several lighthouses. This application was indeed negatived (June, 1873), but on 27th August, 1873, the Chamber was informed that the Government had resolved to erect lighthouses