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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, 1881, were in amount as follows:

Month Oriental Bank Mercantile Bank Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
January 578,808 617,296 769,738 1,879,484
February 518,289 560,433 734,159 2,004,232
March 548,042 429,878 658,565 1,736,484
April 615,150 359,669 645,698 1,738,300
May 743,475 411,772 649,787 1,327,807
June 756,094 370,412 625,219 1,467,267
July 791,011 498,749 565,568 1,693,968
August 1,004,749 687,772 659,281 1,380,468
September 1,082,636 677,368 697,931 1,246,266
October 1,090,699 719,868 771,459 1,110,903
November 766,107 656,895 634,042 1,458,333
December 807,133 649,568 589,388 1,640,290

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.

WEIGHT

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

Chinese Unit Character Equivalent
Tael (Leang) 兩 579.84 Grains Troy
Mace (Ts'in) 錢 57.984 Grains (1/10 Tael)
Candareen (Fan) 分 5.7984 Grains (1/10 Mace)
Catty (Kin) 斤 16 Taels = 1 1/3 lb
Picul (Tam) 担 100 Catties = 133 1/3 lb
Stone (Shik) 石 120 Catties

Note: Chinese text originally written right-to-left horizontally has been reversed to left-to-right reading order (e.g., "兩錢分" → "分錢兩").

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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, 1881, were in amount as follows: Month Oriental Bank Mercantile Bank Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation January 578,808 617,296 769,738 1,879,484 February 518,289 560,433 734,159 2,004,232 March 548,042 429,878 658,565 1,736,484 April 615,150 359,669 645,698 1,738,300 May 743,475 411,772 649,787 1,327,807 June 756,094 370,412 625,219 1,467,267 July 791,011 498,749 565,568 1,693,968 August 1,004,749 687,772 659,281 1,380,468 September 1,082,636 677,368 697,931 1,246,266 October 1,090,699 719,868 771,459 1,110,903 November 766,107 656,895 634,042 1,458,333 December 807,133 649,568 589,388 1,640,290 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. WEIGHT English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese: Chinese Unit Character Equivalent Tael (Leang) 兩 579.84 Grains Troy Mace (Ts'in) 錢 57.984 Grains (1/10 Tael) Candareen (Fan) 分 5.7984 Grains (1/10 Mace) Catty (Kin) 斤 16 Taels = 1 1/3 lb Picul (Tam) 担 100 Catties = 133 1/3 lb Stone (Shik) 石 120 Catties Note: Chinese text originally written right-to-left horizontally has been reversed to left-to-right reading order (e.g., "兩錢分" → "分錢兩").
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(Q4) 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, 1881, were in amount as follows:- Oriental Bank. Mercantile Bank. Bank of Hongkong India, Australia and Shanghai and China. Bank. January, 578,808 617,296 769,738 1,879,484 February, 518,289 560,433 734,159 2,004,232 March, 548,042 429,878 658,565 1,736,484 April, 615,150 359,669 645,698 1,738,300 May, 743,475 411,772 649,787 1,327,807 June, 756,094 370,412 €25,219 1,467,267 July, 791,011 498,749 565,568 1,693,968 August, 1,004,749 687,772 659,281 1,380,468 September, 1,082,636 677,368 697,931 1,246,266 October, 1,090,699 719,868 771,459 1,110,903 November, 766,107 656,895 634,042 - 1,458,333 December,.. 807,133 649,568 589,388 1,640,290 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 und have been always kept in Dollars. WEIGHT. English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :- Tael, Stone, 120 cattie, 石 579.84 Grains Troy, Leang, Shik, 100 catties, Picul, 10 one Tacl, Mace, 担 ΟΙ ог 1331b8.......... Tam, 57.984 Grains, Твееп, Candareen, 16 Taels, Catty, 斤 10 one Mace, or 1 lb. Foo. Kin, 兩錢分
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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, 1881, were in amount as follows:-

Oriental Bank.

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of

Hongkong India, Australia and Shanghai

and China.

Bank.

January,

578,808

617,296

769,738

1,879,484

February,

518,289

560,433

734,159

2,004,232

March,

548,042

429,878

658,565

1,736,484

April,

615,150

359,669

645,698

1,738,300

May,

743,475

411,772

649,787

1,327,807

June,

756,094

370,412

€25,219

1,467,267

July,

791,011

498,749

565,568

1,693,968

August,

1,004,749

687,772

659,281

1,380,468

September,

1,082,636

677,368

697,931

1,246,266

October,

1,090,699

719,868

771,459

1,110,903

November,

766,107

656,895

634,042

-

1,458,333

December,..

807,133

649,568

589,388

1,640,290

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 und have been always kept in Dollars.

WEIGHT.

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

Tael,

Stone,

120 cattie,

石

579.84 Grains Troy,

Leang,

Shik,

100 catties,

Picul,

10 one Tacl,

Mace,

担

ΟΙ

ог

1331b8..........

Tam,

57.984 Grains,

Твееп,

Candareen,

16 Taels,

Catty,

斤

10 one Mace,

or

1 lb.

Foo.

Kin,

兩錢分

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