should the Government decide to issue a
small note circulation :
I have … J. Stewart
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Lampy
C. O.
583
C
Jy kong and
The Chief manager of bing
Shanghai Bank to Acting Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Hong kong, 2nd November, 1880.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge
your letter of the 30th October, asking if
in the event of permission being given
to this Bank to open a Branch at Singapore,
we would unconditionally withdraw our
own dollar notes from circulation, should the Government decide to issue small notes.
In reply I am instructed to state that we will be glad
The Honourable Frederick Stewart
Colonial Secretary
Hongkong.