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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 Chartered 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:

Month Oriental Bank Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
January 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, or 1381 lbs. = Stone, 石

100 catties = Picul, 担 or Tám

16 Taels = 1 Catty, 斤

1 Tael, or Leung = 579.84 Grains Troy

Tael = 57.984 Grains

1 Tael is = 10 Mace

1 Mace = 10 Candareen, Fan

Tael: 兩; Mace: 錢; Candareen: 分

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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 Chartered 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: Month Oriental Bank Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank January 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, or 1381 lbs. = Stone, 石 100 catties = Picul, 担 or Tám 16 Taels = 1 Catty, 斤 1 Tael, or Leung = 579.84 Grains Troy Tael = 57.984 Grains 1 Tael is = 10 Mace 1 Mace = 10 Candareen, Fan Tael: 兩; Mace: 錢; Candareen: 分
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伯 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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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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