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COMMITTEE ON STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CURRENCY.

Extracted from Bombay and Calcutta Chamber of Commerce Letters

of 21st November and 23rd November 1902.

18. FRITISH DOLLAR COINAGE, &o. (Commenced in India 1895).

$ 000 omitted.

From

To

Value in Rupees.

Coined.

Bombay (from Governmeet Blue Books)

1 April 1805 31 Mar. 1896

75-94

60-34

1 April 1806

31 Mar. 1897

139'29

108'88

1 April 1897

31 Mar. 1898

463'00

317:36

1 April 1898

31 Mar. 1899

488'88

304'25

1 April 1899

31 Mar. 1900

697.50

446*68

1 April 1900

31 Mar. 1901

206'63

146'44

1 April 1901

31 Mar. 1903

582'81

363'99

2,673 37

1,747-94

3. Coolies attending to Pepper Vines.

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Note. Although the monthly wages entered upon formal deode of contract show no change in rates, it is understood that the practice has for considera rate of mages recorded in the poolies arranging with the coolies on arrival at scene of their work to substitute the system of " payment by results" in lieu of monthly wages. In this case the rate of monthly wages i contract agreement is misleading and is no guide,

COOLIES ARE CLAFSED UNDER THREE HEADS:-

1. Common Coolies -

-

2. Coolies for Boiling and Cutting Leaves -

About

Quotation from Bombay Chamber of Commerce Letter:

"It will be noted that there is a marked difference between the Coinage and the Exports 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.

Shipped.

Calcutta (obtained from Master of the Mint) For the Exchange Banks

To Straits Settlements - To Hongkong

3,143,596

2,640,155

508,441

3,143,596

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.

Excess Excess

of

of Imports. Exports.

Excess Excess

of Imports. Exports.

of

Imports. Exports.

#

น

*. d.

&. d.

1890

3 101

3 of

3 51

16,874 20,881

1

5,007

1891

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3 11

3 3

14,295

19,970

-

5,875

1892

3 1

2 91

2 100

12,124 19,724

-

1893

$ 91

24

2 71

16,538 18,796

1894

2 37

3 01

214

40,491 26,548❘ 13,043

1

141,425 116,511 | 24,914

128,832 113,989

7,600 137,382 122,833 2,258 158,438 134,540 17,898 182,881 158,738 23,949

14,843

14,549

-

1895

23

1 11

2 11

24,335❘ 23,762

373

-

185,345 160,818

24,597

1898

9 3

2 1

2 21

23,775 21,471

2,304

186,198 181,777

24,419

1897

2 118

19

1 111

32,013❘ 30,755

1,258

198,360 171,877

26,483

1898

8 0

1 10

1 11

33,110

26,230

6,880

-

1899

2 018

1 111

1 118 33,848 21,705

12,137

923,001 194,141 28,880 255,291 295,655 29,436

1900

224

1 111

8 01

1901

$ 14

1 97

1 11 23,539

29,430 22,039

20,069 8,470

7,391

-

200,426 250,917

39,500

292,809 256,773

36,030

Singapore, 17th December 1902. 6849.

T$

Exported to China and Straits, especially latter.

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