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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 256.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended 31st July, 1929, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
16,053,673
6,300,000*
49,159,096
34,000,000†
1,822,591
660,000$
TOTAL
$
67,035,360
40,960,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.... Mercantile Bank of India, Limited.......
* In addition Sterling Securities are deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,255,700.
† In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at
£2,990,442.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.
9th August, 1929.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 257.-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.
51% Treasury Bonds repayable
@ 100 in 1930
£180,000
9th August 1929.
1001-1003
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.