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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, 1883, wore in amount as follows:—

Oriental Bank,

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Anstralia; and Shanghai

and China.

Bank.

Hongkong

January,

1,193,462

1,157,552

939,727

2,152,419

February,......

1,239,223

1,194,460

964,639

2,884,500

March,.....

955,539

1,036,850

702,072

2,282,419

April,

676,079

1,119,670

762,853

1,929,133

May.....

763,980

940,150

737,094

2,229,000

June,

691,036

1,152,128

881,262

2,031,400

July,.......

837,995

1,242,705

750,982

1,728,645

August,

929,573

1,299,013

891,504

1,924,709

September,

894,087

1,195,070

910,193

1,789,567

October,

859,887

1,227,701

1,044,634

2,070,097

November, ..................

929,904

1,246,128

1,162,037

2,185,167

December,

860,654

1,110,715

1,060,269

2,456,548

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ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.

The Accounts of the Colonial Government were formerly kopt in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they have boon kept in Dollars, in accordance with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Accounts of the Marcantile establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars.

WEIGHT.

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

120 Catties, or 160 lb=1 (Shek), or Stase.

100 Catties, or 133) Ibs.=1 (Tam), or Pival.

16 Tasis, or 1} [b.=1 ff (Kan), or Catty.

14 ʊr, or 579.84 Graina Troy, =1 jij (Leung), or Tuek.

0.183 ou or 57.984 Grains Troy=1 §§ (Tuin), or Macs. .0133 oz. or &.7994 Grains Troy=1 ♬ (Fan), or Candarem.