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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION

The Notes of 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, 1886, were in amount as follows:-

Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
January 424,857 1,320,681 2,798,565
February 442,184 1,368,868 3,955,857
March 379,981 1,222,116 2,718,774
April 387,598 1,062,103 2,666,000
May 477,505 1,149,658 2,621,387
June 555,185 1,099,523 2,559,600
July 534,599 1,282,977 2,785,226
August 763,705 1,130,761 2,451,807
September 716,880 1,091,370 2,462,453
October 715,380 1,068,179 2,484,839
November 789,957 1,072,457 2,836,033
December 797,345 1,152,281 2,327,774

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.

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(Q4) AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION The Notes of 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, 1886, were in amount as follows:- Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank January 424,857 1,320,681 2,798,565 February 442,184 1,368,868 3,955,857 March 379,981 1,222,116 2,718,774 April 387,598 1,062,103 2,666,000 May 477,505 1,149,658 2,621,387 June 555,185 1,099,523 2,559,600 July 534,599 1,282,977 2,785,226 August 763,705 1,130,761 2,451,807 September 716,880 1,091,370 2,462,453 October 715,380 1,068,179 2,484,839 November 789,957 1,072,457 2,836,033 December 797,345 1,152,281 2,327,774 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.
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(Q4) AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION. The Notes of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China; the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chins; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1886, were in amount as follows:- Mercantile Bank. Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong and Shongkai Bank. January, 424,857 1,320,681 2,798,565 February, 442,184 1,368,868 3,955,857 March..... 379,981 1,222,116 2,718,774 April,..... 387,598 1,062,103 2,666,000 May, 477,505 1,149,658 2,621,387 June, 555,185 1,099,523 2,559,600 July, 534,599 1,282,977 2,785,226 August,... 763,705 1,130,761 2,451,807 September, 716,880 1,091,370 . 2,462,453 October, 715,380 1,068,179 2,484,839 November, 789,957 1,072,457 2,836,033 December, 797,345 1,152,281 2,327,774 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.
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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.

The Notes of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China; the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chins; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1886, were in amount as follows:-

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Australia and China.

Hongkong and Shongkai Bank.

January,

424,857

1,320,681

2,798,565

February,

442,184

1,368,868

3,955,857

March.....

379,981

1,222,116

2,718,774

April,.....

387,598

1,062,103

2,666,000

May,

477,505

1,149,658

2,621,387

June,

555,185

1,099,523

2,559,600

July,

534,599

1,282,977

2,785,226

August,...

763,705

1,130,761

2,451,807

September,

716,880

1,091,370

. 2,462,453

October,

715,380

1,068,179

2,484,839

November,

789,957

1,072,457

2,836,033

December,

797,345

1,152,281

2,327,774

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.

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