| Demand | £ | s. | d. |
|---|
| | 1 | 3 | 7 | (RI)
The Hong Kong silver dollar, Mexican dollar, British dollar — all of equal value.
Subsidiary coin:
Silver: 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents
Copper: One cent
A dollar contains 100 cents.
Authority: Order of H.M. the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hong Kong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
| Colonial Government | Private Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Silver dollar | no estimate | Nil |
| Subsidiary coin | $18,054,370 | 153,611,605 |
No figures provided in the OCR extract.
| Name of Bank | Establishments in the Colony | Under what authority established | Capital paid up | Note Circulation in the Colony | Amount of Deposits in the Colony | Currency in which Accounts are kept | By Govt. (Dollars and cents) | By Public (Dollars and cents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Ordinance No. 2 of 1866, British Govt. | 20 million dollars | 130,222,853 | No information | ||||
| Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | Charter of 29-12-53 | £3,000,000 | 21,038,643 | |||||
| Mercantile Bank | £1,050,000 | 2,330,109 | ||||||
| International Banking Corporation | Established under authority of State of Connecticut, Special Resolution January 1901, Incorporated in England | £2,594,160 | ||||||
| P. and O. Banking Corporation Limited | ||||||||
| Banque de l'Indo-Chine | 1920 | Frs. 68,408,400? | ||||||
| National City Bank of New York | Act of Congress of U.S.A. dated 3rd June, 1864 | C.S.$124,000,000? | ||||||
| Yokohama Specie Bank | Y.100,000,000 | |||||||
| Bank of Canton, Limited | ||||||||
| Bank of Taiwan | Y.15,000,000 / G.55,000,000 (£4,583,000) | |||||||
| Netherlands-India Commercial Bank | £6,669,167 (fl.80,000,000) | |||||||
| Netherlands Trading Society | Frs. 50,000,000 | |||||||
| Banque Franco-Chinoise pour le Commerce et l'Industrie | $24,711,700 | |||||||
| Bank of China | $5,000,000 | |||||||
| Bank of East Asia, Ltd. | Ordinance No. 9 of 1907 | U.S.$5,000,000? | ||||||
| The Chase Bank | Incorporated in U.S.A. 1930 | $4,000,000 | ||||||
| The Ho Hong Bank Limited | Kowloon Branch Office | |||||||
| Numerous native Hongs doing some portion of banking business |
Note: The OCR source for the bank table is heavily fragmented; the above reconstruction captures identifiable names and figures but may be incomplete or misaligned.
The Imperial Weights and Measures.
Weights (Avoirdupois)
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | = 0.133 oz. |
| 1 Ts'in (mace) | = 0.133 oz.? |
| 1 Leung (tael) | = 1.33 oz.? |
| 1 Kan (catty) | = 1.33 lb.? |
| 1 Tám (picul) | = 133.33 lb.? |
The OCR values are garbled; the above shows the traditional Chinese weight hierarchy with approximate avoirdupois equivalents.
Length
1 Ch'ek = 14.1 English inches (divided into 10 Ts'ün, each Ts'ün into 10 Fan).
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past year.
Demand.
¿
d.
1
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(RI)
CURRENCY, BANKING, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
List of coins current with rela-
tive value.
The Hong Kong
silver dollar. Mexican dollar. British dollar. All of equal value,
Subsidiary coin:
Silver.
50 cents. 20
"
82
10
5
"
Copper.
One cent.
A dollar contains
100 cents.
Legal tender currency giving particulars and Legislative Authority,
Current silver dollar uo limit.
Subsidiary silver coin up to
$2.
Copper cents up to $1.
Authority in Order of II. M. tio Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hong Kong Government Gazelle, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
Estimated Amount of Coin in Circulation.
Estimated Amount of paper money in Circulation.
Colonial Government,
Private
Banka.
Silver dollar
no estimate.
Nil.
153,611,605
Subsidiary
coin $18,054,370
Particulars of all Banks doing business in the Colony.
Sinler ol
Establishments
in the s
he Colony.
Under what authority established.
Capital paid up.
Note Circulation
in the Colony.
A mount of Deposits
in the Colony.
Currency in which Accounts
are kept.
By By the Govt. Public.
Dollars Dollars
and and
cents. cents.
Weights and Measures in com- mon use, and their equivalents in
Imperial Weights and Measures.
BRITISH.
The Imperial Weights
and Measures.
CHINESE.
Weights.
Aroirdupois.
= 0133 oz.
Name of Bank.
Hong Kong and | |Shanghai Bauking Corporation. Chartered Bank of Iulia, Australia'
and China.
of 1udin. International Banking Corporation.
$
2°
1
Ordinance No. 2 of 1866. British Govt.
20 million dollars.
130,222,853
No informa-
tion.
£3,000,000 21,038,643
Charter of
29-12-53.
Mercantile Bank
1
£1,050,000 2,330,109
1
Established G.$2.500,000!
under
Fan
(can- dareen)
1 7'sin
=0·133
11
P. and O. Banking
!
anthority of
Stare of C'omneetient
Semte Re-
solution Jan-
Dary, 1901. Incorporated in England
£2,594,160|
(mace)
1 Leung =
(tael)
1 Kan
(catty)
1 Tám
(pienl)
→
= If th.
= 133}
Corporation
Limited. Banque de
l'Indo-Chine.
National City
Bank of
New York.
1920.
Frs. 68,4084QUIT
Act of Con C.S.$124,000,000)
Kress of
U.S.A darel
3rd June,
1864.
Length.
1 Ch'ek equal to 143 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün and each Ts'ün into
10 Fan.
Yokohama
Specie Bank.
Bank of Canton, Limited. Bank of Taiwan. Netherlands-India Commercial
Bank. Netherlands
Trading Society.
Banque Franco-
Chinoise pour le
Commerce et l'Industrie.
Bank of China.
Bank of East
Asia, Ltd.
The Chase Bank,
The Ho Hong Bank Limited. and numerous native Hongs doing some portion of bank- ing business.
1
1
I
+2
1
1
I
Ordinance No. 9 of 1907.
Incorporated in U.S.A.
1930.
• Kowloon Branch Office.
Į
Y.100,000,000
**,665,600
Y.15,000,000 G.55,000,000)
(£4,583,000)
£6,669,167 (1.80,000,000)
Frs. 50,000,000 ||
$24.711,700 $5,000,000
U.S.$5,000,000|
1
$4,000,000l
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