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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 1.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hongkong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restrictions in Force.
Cholera.
Bangkok.
Medieal examination; quarantine at the discre-
tion of the Health Officer.
Do.
Small-pox.
Shanghai.
Authority.
Notification No. 655 of 20th November, 1925.
Notification No. 718 of 17th December, 1925.
No. S. 2.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date.
Manila.
Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April. 16th April, 1924.
Third class passengers and new crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.
Reference to Government Notification.
No. S. 3. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st. December, 1925, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
$ .
14,504,348
$
5,000,000*
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited...
42,326,967
36,000,000†
1,459,875
550,000$
TOTAL
58,291,190
41,550,000
*In addition Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,189,575.
In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits. Government valued at
£3,108,097.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £380,000.
No. S. 4.-The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation, is published for general information under Section 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911):-
Security.
Amount.
5% Treasury Bonds repayable
@ 100 in 1930
£380,000
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
1021-103
8th January, 1926.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.