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ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
TELEGRAMS."CROWN, LONDON,
TELEPHONE 1832 VICTORIA.
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WHITEHALL CARDENS,
LONDON, S. W.
17th February 1010
Sir,
La 7702/1998
/83039 363164 37997,
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With reference to our lettos of the 8th of Merch
lost, I have the honour to enclose, for the informtion
of the Secretary of State, the annual veluetions of the
securities held spoinst the note issues of the Fong Hong
end bragci Drukking Corporation and the Curbered
of India Aurte:11 end Chine respectively, as on the 2nd
of January last.
2. The voluntions shew that the value of the
securities exceed the amount of the security required by
the following enounts:-
Hong Kong 2: Shanghai Banking Corporation
Chartered Bank of
3.
India Austrelic ~ China
2550,543. 7. ry.
42,250. 7. 2.
The security required has been taken at the same
figure ns in previous valuations, co we have not been
notified of any alteration in the amount of the authorised
note issue of either Dank. During the prst year, ho ever,
as reported in our letters of the 19th of October, 10til of
November and 25th of November the Hong Kong and Shonghei
Banking
The Under Secretary of State
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Colonial Office
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