be quite distinct for each Colony, that in each Colony the Bank shall keep and specie reserve
3
The capital of the 3. th. Bank is $5,000,000,
So that the actual circulation (which includes, I presume, all the treaty ports) is not fod of the mass insum
allowed.
no maximaen
do to the other Banks, there being for each Colony, it is difficult to say exactly: but Ssec by the last 1⁄2 yearly statement of the Chartered Bank of Ind: Londen, #China that their capital is £750,000, their notes in circulation on 31th Dec 1873 at 8 different- places amounted to £479,245, of which £173,175-
specia be
4600/74
was at Homptons, others the wasting 864- The capital of the Priental Bank is larger: their note circulation in the 3 Colonies of 'églo. Smil's & Hongkong is on the whole, much about that of the Chartered of I. L.AC. Our- I do not know they may not have notes Elsewhere. Capital of the Chartered of J. A.&C. sabout the for Chat Mercantile, their circulation
the same as
As
The
Carpe the smaller in HongKong is rather larger in the Straits. that they do not appear to issue notes in Ceylon but d Cannot say where aloe they may issue notes.
On the whole I should gather that none of the banks are acull hear their maximum,
The total circulation in Stouphous of which the
has half the Eveton) is considerably, Carter than either leyton Kraits or Mauritius, tappeers excession for the population.
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The Treasury
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