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COMMITTEE ON STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY.

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APPENDIX No. 19.

TABLES PREPARED FOR COMMITTEE.

TABLE L*

TRADE of SINGAPORE with Silver Countries (8000 omitted) excluding Inter-Settlement Trade.

From

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.

Government House, Penang,

30th December, 1902. Sir, In continuation of previous correspondence, I have the honour to encloso copy of a resolution of the Malay States Miners' Association on the proposal for the adoption of a gold standard currency, I have, etc.,

F. A. SWETTENHAM.

Enclosure in No. 14.

Malay States Miners' Association,

Selangor, 19th December, 1902.

At a general meeting held on the 17th December to discuss the question of the currency of the Straits Set- tlaments the following resolution was adopted :-

(1) That as a fixed cxohange would dislocate trade by disturbing the commercial relations

between this country and Chine, which is a silver-using country, and with which there is an enormous trade,

(2) That as an increase in the value of the dollar would mean a corresponding lowering of wages, which the mining coolies are sure to resent, as they would not understand the sub- ject. more especially as remittances to Chins in bullion would only be received on their intrinsic silver value,

(3) That as the enhanced value of the dollar would mean a fall in the price of tin when worked out in dollars, without any compensating reductions in the cost of mine production and in the payment of obligations incurred on a silver basis, the association is of opinion that a fixity of exchange would adversely affect the mining industry, and is therefore in favour of free silver.

British North Borneo Hong Kong -

Labuan.

Brunei -

China

355 14,812

468

17,668

618

21,693

753

27,151

619

22,680

416

455

547

751

602

18

14

23

1

6,885

4,669

8,871

3,385

3,654

French Indo-China Colony

10,174

5,334

6,205

6,283

4,191

French Indo-China Protectorate.

432

67PP

577

643

723

641

MALAY PENINSULA EAST:

Kelantan

633

671

052

783

970

Paliang -

913

1,516

1,088

1,996

1,737

Patani -

263

336

447

381

481

Singora.

873

444

696

523

601

Tringganu

811

708

918

971

1,118

MALAY PENINSULA WEST:

Johor

7,087

7,175

8,379

9,698

11,072

Kedah

2

5,001

6,830

0,048

12,380

13,338

8,665

10,168

13,029

14,321

17,289

2,879

2,168

3,681

4,936

5,430

678

4:26

377

1,408

492

2,303

2,789

3,606

3,384

3,040

Siam Proper. Siam, West Coast.

TOTAL

16,009

14,428

14,128

14,000

20,000

200

401

388

561

769

77,427

77,111

00,573

105,242

109,179

No. 15,

Governor Sir F. A. SWETTENHAM to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN.

Government House, Penang, petition from the leading Asiatic firms in Penang

1st January 1903,

relative to the currency question.

Sir,

With reference to my telegram of the 25th ultimo, I have the honour to forward herewith in original a

I have, dc.

F. A. SWETTENHAM.

Perak

Selangor

Sungei Ujong Philippines Sarawak

Enclosure in No. 15.

To His Excellency Sir FRANK ATHELSTANE SWETTENHAM, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the

Colony of the Straits Settlements and its Dependencies.

The humble petition of the undersigned* Mer- chants, Traders, and Professional Men of all nationalities in the Community of Penang.

SHEWETH :-

That the undersigned are, after many years of careful consideration of the subject, strongly in favour of a fixed value being given to the Dollar in this Colony and its Dependencies as soon as possible, and earnestly pray

that Your Excellency will be graciously pleased to for ward this their representation to the Commission now sitting for the consideration of such question.

And Your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever

pray.

• Signatures not printed.

[About 666 signatures.]

EXPORTS from SINGAPORE to Silver Countries (#000 omitted) excluding Inter-Settlement Trade.

!

British North Borneo Hong Kong

8:20

9,477

949

1,165

1,293

1,046

12,153

11,259

11,433

13,241

410

608

878

973

985

Labuan.

62

45

48

3

Brunei -

China

2,872

3,007

5,276

5,026

$,305

French Indo-China Colony

12,737

3,174

2,335

2,859

3,188

French Indo-China Protectorate

430

359

218

25.5

113

440

299

360

819

703

Kelantan

l'ahang

878

888

050

942

820

2,285

324

3:29

243

363

Patani-

403

3:25

371

423

884

Singora.

470

633

512

090

900

Tringganu

Johor

4,095

4,210

3,859

6,242

5,530

1

Kedah

Porak

1,598

1,543

2,209

2,775

2,861

Selangor

6,410

8,163

9,809

10,03.5

11,046

Sungei Ujong

Philippine

Sarawak

Siam Proper-

1,068

1,377

1,478

1,872

2,236

384

994

2,330

3,913

9,667

1,523

1,889

1,761

1,767

1,680

14,187

14,044

11,218

11,099

12,948

Siam, West Coast

167

828

297

421

510

TOTAL

60,714

54,968

56,661

02,750

65,720

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

TTILLC.O. 882

سلاسيليا

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ne nil.

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APPENDIX:

APPENDIX, No. 19-continued.

TABLE IL

TRADE of PENANG with Silver Countries (8000 omitted), excluding Inter Settlement Trade.