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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, 1887, were in amount as follows:—

Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
January 921,432 1,235,749 3,296,516
February 861,265 1,290,954 3,203,018
March 978,080 982,490 2,979,967
April 1,048,682 1,035,043 2,795,700
May 1,012,973 982,958 2,793,613
June 991,545 1,057,740 2,904,533
July 1,053,073 995,932 2,783,322
August 885,957 1,054,287 2,918,032
September 1,005,172 1,159,613 2,903,200
October 1,140,473 1,287,506 2,490,645
November 1,128,373 1,264,183 2,663,500
December 1,075,242 1,195,171 3,213,742

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, 1887, were in amount as follows:— Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank January 921,432 1,235,749 3,296,516 February 861,265 1,290,954 3,203,018 March 978,080 982,490 2,979,967 April 1,048,682 1,035,043 2,795,700 May 1,012,973 982,958 2,793,613 June 991,545 1,057,740 2,904,533 July 1,053,073 995,932 2,783,322 August 885,957 1,054,287 2,918,032 September 1,005,172 1,159,613 2,903,200 October 1,140,473 1,287,506 2,490,645 November 1,128,373 1,264,183 2,663,500 December 1,075,242 1,195,171 3,213,742 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 mul Chumm; the Chenaredi Bank of India. Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, im eirendation during the your anding 31st December, 1887, were in amount as follows :— Mercantile Bank. Bank of India, Australia and China. Hong kony and Shanghai Bank. January, 921,432 1,235,749 3,296,516 February, .... 861,265 1,290,954 3,203,018 March, 978,080 982,490 2,979,967 April, 1,048,682 1,035,043 2,795,700 May, 1,012,973 982,958 2,793,613 June, 991,545 1,057,740 2,904,533 July, 1,053,073 995,932 2,783,322 August, 885,957 1,054,287 2,918,032 September, 1,005,172 1,159,613 2,903,200 October, 1,140,473 1,287,506 2,490,645 Novombor, 1,128,373 1,264,183 2,663,500 December,.............. 1,075,242 1,195,171 3,213,742 ACCOUNTS KEPT IN. The Accounts of the Colonial Government were formerly kopt in Storling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they hava boon kopt in Dollars, in nocordance with instructions from Hor Majesty's Principal Socrotary of Stato for the Colonias. The Accounts of the Morcantilo establishments aro and bavo boon always kopt in Dollars.
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(Q4)

AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION.

The Notes of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London mul Chumm; the Chenaredi Bank of India. Australia and China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, im eirendation during the your anding 31st December, 1887, were in amount as follows :—

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Australia and China.

Hong kony and Shanghai Bank.

January,

921,432

1,235,749

3,296,516

February, ....

861,265

1,290,954

3,203,018

March,

978,080

982,490

2,979,967

April,

1,048,682

1,035,043

2,795,700

May,

1,012,973

982,958

2,793,613

June,

991,545

1,057,740

2,904,533

July,

1,053,073

995,932

2,783,322

August,

885,957

1,054,287

2,918,032

September,

1,005,172

1,159,613

2,903,200

October,

1,140,473

1,287,506

2,490,645

Novombor,

1,128,373

1,264,183

2,663,500

December,..............

1,075,242

1,195,171

3,213,742

ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.

The Accounts of the Colonial Government were formerly kopt in Storling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they hava boon kopt in Dollars, in nocordance with instructions from Hor Majesty's Principal Socrotary of Stato for the Colonias.

The Accounts of the Morcantilo establishments aro and bavo boon always kopt in Dollars.

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