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ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDREBRED TO THE
OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
TELEGRAMS,"GROWN.LONDON." TELEPHONE 7780 VIDTORIA.
643
4, MILLBANK,
C.O.
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(rat 15 49 16
WESTMINSTER,
LONDON, S.W.
14th March, 1916.
Sir.
8. 2. 16.
With reference to our letter of the 20th
of February 1915, I have the honour to enclose a
valuation of the stocks held by us as security for
the note issue of the Mercantile Bank of India in
Hong Kong, together with a copy of a letter from
that Bank as to the notes in circulation and the
amount of coin deposited with the Colonial Treasurer
on the 1st of January 1915.
2. The value of the securities exceeds the
amount required by £32,885.118.2d.
I have the honour to be,
The Under Secretary of State,
&C
&
&c
Colonial office.
sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Brechen
for Crown Agents.
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