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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION

The Notes of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1896, were in amount as follows:

Month Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank National Bank of China, Limited
January 1,774,472 4,935,301 423,789
February 1,992,112 6,172,288 138,137
March 1,520,295 5,447,285 412,962
April 1,557,697 5,989,837 112,823
May 1,631,523 5,885,672 391,455
June 1,879,077 5,844,570 428,743
July 1,856,748 1,632,672 375,976
August 1,868,542 4,254,769 385,414
September 1,972,510 4,245,804 381,816
October 1,800,322 4,192,640 382,891
November 1,910,776 4,575,137 368,109
December 2,175,837 4,904,834 360,636

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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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION The Notes of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1896, were in amount as follows: Month Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank National Bank of China, Limited January 1,774,472 4,935,301 423,789 February 1,992,112 6,172,288 138,137 March 1,520,295 5,447,285 412,962 April 1,557,697 5,989,837 112,823 May 1,631,523 5,885,672 391,455 June 1,879,077 5,844,570 428,743 July 1,856,748 1,632,672 375,976 August 1,868,542 4,254,769 385,414 September 1,972,510 4,245,804 381,816 October 1,800,322 4,192,640 382,891 November 1,910,776 4,575,137 368,109 December 2,175,837 4,904,834 360,636 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 Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the National Bank of China, Limitel, in cirenlation during the year ending 31st Decomber, 1896, were in amount as follows:- Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. National Bank of China, Limited, $ January, 1,774,472 4,935,301 423,789 February, 1,992,112 6,172,288 138,137 March, 1,520,295 5,447,285 412,962 April, 1,557,697 5,989,837 112,823 May,.... 1,631,523 5,885,672 391,455 June,........ 1,879,077 5,844,570 428,743 July, 1,856,748 1,632,672 375,976 August, 1,868,542 4,254,769 385,414 September, 1,972,510 4,245,804 381,816 October, 1,800,322 4,192,640 382,891 November, 1,910,776 4,575,137 368,109 December, 2,175,837 4,904,834 360,636 ACCOUNTS KEPT IN. The Accounts of the Colonial Govorument wero formerly kopt in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they baro boon kept in Dollars, in accordance with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Accounts of the Mercnutilo establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars.
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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.

The Notes of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the National Bank of China, Limitel, in cirenlation during the year ending 31st Decomber, 1896, were in amount as follows:-

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

National Bank of China, Limited,

$

January,

1,774,472

4,935,301

423,789

February,

1,992,112

6,172,288

138,137

March,

1,520,295

5,447,285

412,962

April,

1,557,697

5,989,837

112,823

May,....

1,631,523

5,885,672

391,455

June,........

1,879,077

5,844,570

428,743

July,

1,856,748

1,632,672

375,976

August,

1,868,542

4,254,769

385,414

September,

1,972,510

4,245,804

381,816

October,

1,800,322

4,192,640

382,891

November,

1,910,776

4,575,137

368,109

December,

2,175,837

4,904,834

360,636

ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.

The Accounts of the Colonial Govorument wero formerly kopt in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they baro boon kept in Dollars, in accordance with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

The Accounts of the Mercnutilo establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars.

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