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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 29. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st January, 1916, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks :-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,
7,658,502 5,000,000*
23,542,419 20,000,000
1,073,770
850,000+
TOTAL,
$
32,274,691
25,850,000
Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at $1,850,000.
† Securities with the Crown Agents £68,040.
No. S. 30. 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.
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
Bombay Port Trust 4% Bonds,...
£10,000
£100
97/98
93
Southern Punjab Railway 4%
Preference Stock,
£23,040
£100
92/94
86
Madras and Southern Maharatta
4% Debenture Stock,.........
£35,000
£100
98/100
93
11th February, 1916.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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No. S. 31.-It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in duplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for repair of boots for the Police Department will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Friday, the 18th day of February, 1916.
More or less--150 pairs monthly; best quality of leather must be used, and the repairs must be carried out to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $50 as a pledge of the bonâ fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such person fails or refuses to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.
The successful tenderer will be required to enter into a bond, containing a penalty in case of failure or refusal to carry out the terms of the tender for 1 year and 10 months, from the 1st March, 1916.