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No. S. 162.--Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th June, 1918, 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,
TOTAL,
8,266,025 5,000,000*
23,036,933
17,000,000
1,154,378
550,000†
32,457,331
22,550,000
* Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000.
↑ Securities with the Crown Agents £110,000.
No. S. 163. 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):--
Amount.
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
933
Security.
5% War Loan,
£110,000
5th July, 1918.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretury.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 164. Return of samples examined under The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896," for the quarter ended 30th June, 1918:—
Description.
Milk,
Ice Cream,
Beer,
5th July, 1918.
Number of samples.
26
زا
Number found genuine.
24
2
NO
Number found adulterated.
2
0
6
E. R. DOVEY,
Government Analyst.