The Notes of 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, 1891, were in amount as follows:
| Month | Mercantile Bank | Bank of India, Australia and China | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | $1,149,836 | $1,355,205 | $3,503,946 |
| February | $1,307,931 | $1,675,216 | $4,351,772 |
| March | $1,076,938 | $1,431,526 | $3,852,140 |
| April | $982,759 | $1,299,312 | $4,007,803 |
| May | $864,897 | $1,139,770 | $3,870,608 |
| June | $1,190,913 | $1,096,798 | $3,605,770 |
| July | $1,228,994 | $1,043,916 | $3,489,258 |
| August | $1,107,625 | $1,336,323 | $3,449,092 |
| September | $1,225,874 | $1,246,233 | $3,367,670 |
| October | $1,236,438 | $1,251,620 | $3,238,221 |
| November | $1,380,503 | $1,291,356 | $3,027,337 |
| December | $1,438,745 | $1,382,665 | $3,078,447 |
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.
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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.
The Notos of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China; the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, iu circulation during the year ondling 31st Decomber, 1891, were in amount as follows :-
Mercantile Bank.
Bank of India, Australiu and China.
Hongkong und Shanghai Bank.
$
January,
1,149,836
1,355,205
3,503,946
February,..........
1,307,931
1,675,216
4,351,772
March,
1,076,938
1,431,526
8,852,140
April,
982,759
1,299,312
4,007,803
May,
864,897
1,139,770
3,870,608
June,
1,190,913
1,096,798
8,605,770
July,
1,228,994
1,043,916
3,489,258
August,
1,107,625
1,336,323
8,449,092
September,
1,225,874
1,246,233
3,367,670
October,
1,236,438
1,251,620
3,238,221
November,....
1,380,503
1,291,356
3,027,337
December,
1,438,745
1,382,665
3,078,447
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,
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