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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,

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