1879 — Page 161

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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 Chastored Bank of India, Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1879, were in amount as follows:

:

Oriental Bank.

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of

Hongkong India, Australia | and Shanghai

and China,

Bank.

$

$

$

$

Janitary

419,600

689,342

665,102

2,098,796

February,

538,268

556,865

612,055

1,980,271

March,

284,375

450,482

591,660

1,594,341

April,

303,527

326,562

676,473

1,382,802

May,

244,032

380,017

558,921

1,398,556

June,

289,100

301,845

498,042

1,241,714

July,

407,450

395,201

455,050

1,339,434

August,

406,569

531,020

411,970

1,802,449

September,

312,819

487,846

510,191

1,966,011

October,

303,952

416,973

470,109

2,011,256

November,

472,443

437,836

467,975

2,082,676

December,

465,183

522,302

467,970

2,013,091

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 :——

120 catties,

100 caltios,

or

1381 lbs.

16 Taols,

Ibs

Stone,

石

579.84 Grains Troy,

Bhek.

Picul,

担

or

Tám

Tael,.............

57.984 Grains,

Catty,

斤

is Mace,

Kan

Taol,

Leung,

Mace,

Tain.

Candareen,

Fan.

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