ALL COMMUNICATIONS
CROWN
AGENTS
FOR
THE
28
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.
COLONIES
THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
4. MILLBANK,
A/475
TELEGRAMS:
CROWN, LONDON.
TELEPHONE: 7730 VICTORIA.
WESTMINSTER,
LONDON, S.W.1.
16th October 1928
300m
Sir,
25th
30099/27
With reference to our letter of the
25th November 1927, No. A 4748, relative to the securities
deposited with us in respect of the note issue of the
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China in Hong Kong
and the Straits Settlements, I have the honour to state
that we have released to the Bank,
£425,000 51% Treasury Bonds 1930
and have received in exchange
2445,000 4% Treasury Bonds 1931-33.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedient servant,
wat sichha
for Crown Agents
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
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Sir,
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25.
9
age 9
RECEIVED 2 0 AUG 1928
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG.
20th July, 1928.
With reference to the correspondence noted
2)
Governor's despatch No.141 of 14th March, 1928. Telegram fra Secretary of State dated 14th
June, 1928.
(།༡
Telegram to Secretary of State dated 4th
July, 1928.
(18)
in the margin on the
subject of the security
Je
CA
Freas
upg
(18)
for the note issue of
the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, I have the honour to enclose certificates by the Colonial Treasurer showing the amounts deposited as security against the ordinary and excess is:ues on 31st May and 30th June, 1928,
respectively.
2.
As it was clear that security deposited by
the Bank was considerably more than sufficient to cover the notes in circulation, at the instance of the Bank I requested the Consul-General, Shanghai, on 2nd June, to release 2 million silver dollars then held in his custody against note
issue.
3.
As stated in my telegram to you of 4th July, I also at the request of the Bank authorised the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, to release a sum of $1,850,000, 5% War Loan Bonds similarly held by him. Subsequently the Bank explained that the correct amount of
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL 1.C.M.S. AMERY, .P.,
&C.,
&c.,
&c.
the
age 9