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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, 1882, were in amount as follows:-
1
Oriental Bank.
Mercantile Bank.
Bank of
Hongkong
Bank.
India, Australia, and Shanghai
and China.
$
January,
752,426
$49,396
655.678
1,872.807 -
February,
996,106
625,723
779,154
1,866,107
March,
966,661
565,302
654,801
1,727,839
April,
753,640
660,141
638,755
1,669,633
May,
685,794
801,360
604,559
1,858,774
Junc,
857,633
852,456
739,208
1589,233
July,
972,855
793,3-12
746,217
1,741,68
August,
981,459
919,849
794,572
1,624,871
September,
931,560
1,058,557
815,958
1,557,167
October,
799,862
953,218
8-42,862
1,891,290
Novembor,
786,987
1,054,253
793,548
2,120,267
December,
878,829
1,069,007
873,077
2,301,000
ACCOUNTS KEPT IN,
The Accounts of the Colonial Government wore formerly kept in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they havo boon kept in Dollars, in accordanco with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Sceretury of State for the Colonies.
The Accounts of the Mercantile establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars.
WEIGHT.
English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :--
190 Catties.
Shik.
Picul.
Twit
579.84 Grains Troy,
(Shaw,
石
10 cue Tarl.......................
担
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or
Catty,
斤 10 one Mare,
100 Catties.
1932 19 16 Tacks,
If H.
Škin.
$7.984 Grains..
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