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At a meeting of the Gold Expert Ccmnittee of te Federql Reserve honrd held in the office of the Governor of the Board on licdnesday, Feb upry 20, at 10:30 A. M. PRESENT: Mr. Ham:inf. , presidipg, Mr. Willis, Secretary. Mr. Hqmlin, Present also: Mr. Strnurs. Applications for permission to export coin, currency and 1u11aeri, with papers in connection therewith ;Pere presented and acted upon nr follows: A letter from Equitable Trust Co., of New York tr-nsmitted by Federql Reserve Bank of New York re shipments to Chile. Rend qnd noted. A letter from Guanajuato Reduction e Mines Co., referred by War Trade Board, FebruPry 16, re shipments silver from Mexico. Referred bacl. to War Trqde hoard through Mr. Strruss. The letter of H.Neale re Bliss Dallett and Co. application for perIlissionto ship gold to Venezuela vu considered nnd again tn.bled. Mr. Strausr reported tiv)t nickel might now be shipped moderntely to /tort() Rico, and it was agreed to give notice nncordingly. 11. Cra.ham Hinkley Co., New York, to Milmo of Jesus Castro National Ennk, Laredo, Tox741, for account to Dew Laredo, t Co., Saltillo, Mexico, to be reshipped 1exico 0,000 gold. 1175. Granted. or Either Nation, 1 City !lank, Now York P. Je;iniFf°, Federal Re erve .13ank of Dallas, or botli, to R. es gold coin. Mexico City, during March, 000,000 United Stat Gr!tnted. Anduzt William H. Knox 8. Co., New York to J. e ars. Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad, $5,000 gold doll Granta in silver or currency; no 7old. 1177. same, New Stanley Copeland, Laredo, Texas, to Laredo, 1:exico, 00,000 gold coin. 117F1. Declined. Democrata Mine„Cananen, Mexico, via CO,Na to be gold, Arizona, to self, t110,000, of which cromo in $10,000 United States silver coin. 1179. Granted. to Mexico Arizona Trading Co., Nogales, h, $10,000 Robert C. Howell, Snn Bins, Mexico, during Marc sliver coin. 1180, Granted. Nacoznri Consolidated Co por Co., Aru- an Priata, Mexico, from Douglas, Arizona, to Mexic Collecto r April, 1918' of Custom, Agua Prietn, Mex., during March and 25,000 gold coin. Granted. Is 1281. Ruasteca Petroleum Co., to self, Tampico, Mc., during March, 1118, up to 0200,000 United States paper currency except gold certificates, and silver coin. Granted. Mr. Strauss called attention to letter noted by the censor vs to practice of certain companies in apply— ing for too much gold for shipment to Mexico. Mr. Strauss raised the question of gold shipments from Hawaii to the Philippines and it was agreed that a letter be written to banks in Hawaii asking cooperation. Mr. Strauss. raised certain questions as to the payment of coupons in Amsterdam. At 11 9. M. APPROVED: Clati i rut'pi the Committee adjourned .