Table shewing the course of Exchange in Hongkong since 1860.
1865. 1870,
5/2 to 4/6 per dollar.
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1860 to 1865,.
1870 1875 1880
1875,.
4/6 4/- 4/-
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3/
>>
** 1880,.
1885,..
3/11, 3/9
3/9*
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3/55
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The above figures show that exchange has fallen 33.06 per cent. in 25 years.
* Except a few months in the Autumn of 1876, when Exchange rose to 4/4d.
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RE?
baux 14 DEC 85,
It will be seen that
circumstances have materially
changed since the first proposal
was made to raise the loan in London. Moreover, in addition to
its in
the other arguments
in the Report,
the Chief Justice has written to
Ine as
follows:-
"I beg to state that, in
my opinion, apart from the
other reasone
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given by the
Finance Committee in respect
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the desire
desirability of raising the
loan in the
proposed loan
Colony, it
would
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