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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 222.-It is hereby notified that information has been received from the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, to the effect that Hongkong has been declared a suspected port on account of cholera.
No. S. 223. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th September, 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,
8,005,053
5,000,000*
25,014,200
20,000,000
1,073,290
550,000†
TOTAL,.
$ 34,092,543
25,550,000
*Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000.
↑ Securities with the Crown Agents £68,040.
No. S. 224. 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
76
Southern Punjab Railway 4%
Preference Stock,
£23,040
£100
92/94
735
Madras and Southern Maharatta 4% Debenture Stock,....
£35,000
£100
98/100
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No. S. 225.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hongkong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restrictions in Force.
Manila.
Medical examination; quarantine at the discre-
tion of the Health Officer.
Do.
Cholera.
Do.
Japan.
Authority.
Notification No. 385 of 1st September, 1916.
Notification No. 403 of 14th September, 1916.