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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.

The Notes of the Oriental Bank Corporation; the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China; the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1876, were in amount as follows:-

Oriental Bank,

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Australia and Shanghai

and China.

Hongkong

Bank.

$

January,

493,328

784,870

631,180

1,621,002

February,

377,845

731,080

610,300

1,484,802

March,

314,700

509,400

502,874

1,548,229

April,

301,308

409,010

574,723

1,728,936

May,

280,275

496,176

547,625

1,397,567

June,

268,910

413,880

438,748

1,217,508

July,

255,131

521,803

486,881

1,376,548

August,.

204,883

539,880

444,104

1,372,065

September,

203,747

554,111

381,355

1,250,807

October,

217,007

560,775

484,258

1,401,751

November,

230,280

580,014

475,465

1,408,902

I

December,

303,127

520,774

439,424

1,238,700

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.

WEIGHTS.

English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese:-

Shek.

Picul,

Tael,..

57.984 Grains,

Stone,

120 catties,

石

579.84 Grains Troy,.......

100 catties,

or

担

or

138 bs....... 10 Taels,

Tám.

or

1ib.,

斤

Koo.

Catty,

Mace,

Tael,

Leung.

Mace,

Tsin.

Candareen,

Fan.

FA

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