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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.
The Notes of the Oriental Bank Corporation; the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China the Chastored Bank of India, Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1879, were in amount as follows:
:
Oriental Bank.
Mercantile Bank.
Bank of
Hongkong India, Australia | and Shanghai
and China,
Bank.
$
$
$
$
Janitary
419,600
689,342
665,102
2,098,796
February,
538,268
556,865
612,055
1,980,271
March,
284,375
450,482
591,660
1,594,341
April,
303,527
326,562
676,473
1,382,802
May,
244,032
380,017
558,921
1,398,556
June,
289,100
301,845
498,042
1,241,714
July,
407,450
395,201
455,050
1,339,434
August,
406,569
531,020
411,970
1,802,449
September,
312,819
487,846
510,191
1,966,011
October,
303,952
416,973
470,109
2,011,256
November,
472,443
437,836
467,975
2,082,676
December,
465,183
522,302
467,970
2,013,091
ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.
The Accounts of the Colonial Government were formerly kept in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they have been kept in Dollars, in accordance with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The Accounts of the Mercantile establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars.
WEIGHTS.
English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :——
120 catties,
100 caltios,
or
1381 lbs.
16 Taols,
Ibs
Stone,
石
579.84 Grains Troy,
Bhek.
Picul,
担
or
Tám
Tael,.............
57.984 Grains,
Catty,
斤
is Mace,
Kan
Taol,
Leung,
Mace,
Tain.
Candareen,
Fan.
兩錢分
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