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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, 1892, were in amount as follows:

Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
January 1,537,888 1,778,011 3,748,737
February 1,505,785 1,800,515 3,553,944
March 1,392,512 1,548,927 3,131,188
April 1,060,230 1,799,011 3,428,987
May 1,138,785 1,783,916 3,183,979
June 886,385 1,618,076 3,011,737
July 602,413 1,513,231 3,165,850
August 516,028 1,485,338 8,511,462
September 281,067 1,655,790 8,797,337
October 192,297 1,842,791 3,964,624
November 146,839 1,660,279 4,125,837
December 105,839 1,943,328 4,389,543

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 China; and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1892, were in amount as follows: Month Mercantile Bank Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank January 1,537,888 1,778,011 3,748,737 February 1,505,785 1,800,515 3,553,944 March 1,392,512 1,548,927 3,131,188 April 1,060,230 1,799,011 3,428,987 May 1,138,785 1,783,916 3,183,979 June 886,385 1,618,076 3,011,737 July 602,413 1,513,231 3,165,850 August 516,028 1,485,338 8,511,462 September 281,067 1,655,790 8,797,337 October 192,297 1,842,791 3,964,624 November 146,839 1,660,279 4,125,837 December 105,839 1,943,328 4,389,543 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 IIongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year onding 31st December, 1892, were in amount as follows:- Mercantile Bank. Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. $ January, 1,537,888 1,778,011 3,748,737 February, 1,505,785 1,800,515 3,553,944 March, 1,392,512 1,548,927 3,131,188 April, 1,060,230 1,799,011 3,428,987 May, 1,138,785 1,783,916 3,183,979 June,.. 886,385 1,618,076 3,011,737 July, .602,413 1,513,231 3,165,850 August........... 516,028 1,485,338 8,511.462 September, 281,067 1,655,790 8,797,337 October, 192,297 1,842,791 3,964,624 November, 146,839 1,660,279 4,125,837 December,....... 105,839 1,943,328 4,389,543 ACCOUNTS KEPT IN. The Accounts of the Colonia! 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.

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The Notes of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China; the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; and the IIongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation, in circulation during the year onding 31st December, 1892, were in amount as follows:-

Mercantile Bank.

Bank of India, Australia and China.

Hongkong and Shanghai

Bank.

$

January,

1,537,888

1,778,011

3,748,737

February,

1,505,785

1,800,515

3,553,944

March,

1,392,512

1,548,927

3,131,188

April,

1,060,230

1,799,011

3,428,987

May,

1,138,785

1,783,916

3,183,979

June,..

886,385

1,618,076

3,011,737

July,

.602,413

1,513,231

3,165,850

August...........

516,028

1,485,338

8,511.462

September,

281,067

1,655,790

8,797,337

October,

192,297

1,842,791

3,964,624

November,

146,839

1,660,279

4,125,837

December,.......

105,839

1,943,328

4,389,543

ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.

The Accounts of the Colonia! 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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