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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1899.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS, 1898,—Continued.
Imperial Postal Notes Payable in the United
Kingdom.
Brought forward,...
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Colonial Com- mission.
Totul
Com-
mission.
s. d.
C.
$ C.
4,123.83
1- Orders,
1/6
""
1,323 1,139
66. 3. 0 85. 8. 6
Sold at Hongkong, Shanghai and Coast Ports,
50
924
231. 0. 0
1,435.75
23
10/0
34
1,501
750.10. 0
20/0
3,276
""
3,276. 0. 0
Total Sterling Notes,
8,163
4,409. 1. 6
1,435.75
1,435.75
Local Postal Notes Payable in Hongkong, Shanghai
and Coast Ports.
$ c.
25-Cent Notes, 50
123
30.75
170
85.00
J
17
$ 1.00
114
114.00
"
2.00
131
262.00
Sold at Hongkong, Shanghai and Coast Ports,
"
100.07
3.00
147
441.00
""
4.00
153
612.00
17
5.00
217
1,085.00
10.00
233
"
2,330.00
Total Dollar Notes,
1,288
4,959.75
100.07
100.07
Total,.........
5,659.65
WM. C. H. HASTINGS,
Acting Postmaster General,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 326.
The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st May, 1899, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1899.
J. G. T. Buckle, for the Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
2,181,212
1,500,000
7,524,192
5,000,000
445,870
150,000
TOTAL,.......
.$
10,151,274
6,650,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..
National Bank of China, Limited,..........