COMMITTEE ON STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY.
18. BRITISH DOLLAR COINAGE, &c. (Commenced in India 1895).
Extracted from Bombay and Calcutta Chamber of Commerce Letters
uf 21st November and 23rd November 1902.
$ 000 omitted.
From
Το
Value in Rupees.
Coined.
Exported to China and Straits, especially latter.
Bombay (from Governmeet Blue Books)
1 April 1803
31 Mar, 1896
1 April 1896
31 Mar. 1897
1 April 1897
31 Mar. 1898
1 April 1898
31 Mar. 1899
1 April 1899
31 Mar. 1900
14111
75-84
6034
139-29
108-88
483-00
317:36
488'88
304'25
697-59
446'68
1 April 1900
31 Mar. 1901
206-63
146'4-1
1 April 1901
31 Mar. 1902
582-81
363-99
2,673-37
1,747'94
Calcutta (obtained from Master of the Mint) For the Exchange Banks
To Straits Settlements - To Hongkong
Quotation from Bombay Chamber of Commerce Letter:
"It will be noted that there is a marked difference between the Coinage and the Exporta which my Committee are unable to account for."
"My Committee regret that they have no information regarding the number of British dollars on hand at the Mint or elsewhere in this Residency."
Coined. $ 3,143,698
Shipped.
2,040,155
503,441
3,143,598
3,143,596
Quotation from Calcutta Chamber of Commerce Letter:
"There are no dollars on hand, all that were coined having been exported."
19. Imports and Exports (Straits Settlements) of Merchandise and Silver Coin, 1890-1901.
$ 000 omitted. H highest. L-lowest.
Bank 4 m/st, on London.
Epecie (Silver Coin).
Merchandise.
Year.
.H.
L.
Average. Imports. Exports.
Exc688 Excess
of of Imports. Exporta.
Importa. Exports.
Excess of
Excess of
Imports. Exports.
8.
ť
d.
d.
1890
3 101
3 of
3 51
15,874 20,881
5,007
1691
3 61
3 11
3 3
14,295 19,970
5,675
1892
3 11
2 93
2 104
12,124 10,724
7,600
141,425 116,511
126,839 113,989
187,382 122,833
24,914
14,843
14,549
1893
2 91
241
2 71
16,538
18,790
2,258
152,438 134,540 17,898
1894
2 31
201
2 14
40.491
26,548
13,943
182,881 168,732 | 23,940
1895
2 31
1 11
2 11
24,335 23,782
373
1896
2 3
2 1
2 21
23,776 81,471
2,304
185,345 160,818 186,196 161,777 24,419
24,597
1897
2 118
1 98
1 11
32,013
30,755
1,268
198,860 171,877
26,483
1898
9 0
1 10
1 11
33,110 | 26,230
6,880
223,001 194,141
28,860
1899
8 08
1 111
1 11
33,842
1900
2 24
1 11
201
99,430
21,705
22,039 7,391
12,137
-
255,291 295,855
29,436
200,426 250,917
39,500
1901
£ 14
1 of
1 11 23,539
20,009
3,470
292,800 256,778
36,036
Singapore, 17th December 1902.
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