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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION

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, 1893, were in amount as follows:—

Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
January 94,630 1,827,089 4,726,769
February ... 1,931,830 5,792,844
March 1,375,839 1,818,785 4,818,785
April 1,443,048 4,518,404 ...
May 1,421,811 ... 4,721,398
June 1,472,106 4,649,604 ...
July ... 1,488,522 4,735,624
August ... 1,558,668 4,444,287
September 1,766,651 ... 4,396,887
October 1,522,894 ... 4,788,968
November ... 1,492,292 4,800,637
December 1,536,969 ... 4,808,048

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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(Q4) AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION 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, 1893, were in amount as follows:— Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank January 94,630 1,827,089 4,726,769 February ... 1,931,830 5,792,844 March 1,375,839 1,818,785 4,818,785 April 1,443,048 4,518,404 ... May 1,421,811 ... 4,721,398 June 1,472,106 4,649,604 ... July ... 1,488,522 4,735,624 August ... 1,558,668 4,444,287 September 1,766,651 ... 4,396,887 October 1,522,894 ... 4,788,968 November ... 1,492,292 4,800,637 December 1,536,969 ... 4,808,048 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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(Q4) AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION. The Notes of the Chartered Morcantile 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, 1893, were in amount as follows :— Mercantile Bank. Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. $ $ January, 94,630 1,827,089 4,726,769 February, March, 1,931,830 5,792,844 1,375,839 4,818,785 April, 1,443,048 4,518,404 . 1,421,811 4,721,398 Jane, 1,472,106 4,649,604 July,. ...... 1,488,522 4,735,624 August, +..... 1,558,668 4,444,287 September, 1,766,651 4,396,887 October, 1,522,894 4,788,968 November, ****** 1,492,292 4,800,637 Decomber, 1,536,969 4,808,048 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 Colonios. The Accounts of the Mercantile establishments are and havo been always kept in Dollars,
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(Q4)

AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.

The Notes of the Chartered Morcantile 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, 1893, were in amount as follows :—

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

$

$

January,

94,630

1,827,089

4,726,769

February,

March,

1,931,830

5,792,844

1,375,839

4,818,785

April,

1,443,048

4,518,404

.

1,421,811

4,721,398

Jane,

1,472,106

4,649,604

July,.

......

1,488,522

4,735,624

August,

+.....

1,558,668

4,444,287

September,

1,766,651

4,396,887

October,

1,522,894

4,788,968

November,

******

1,492,292

4,800,637

Decomber,

1,536,969

4,808,048

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 Colonios.

The Accounts of the Mercantile establishments are and havo been always kept in Dollars,

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