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AMOUNT OF PAPER CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION

The Notes of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1897, were in amount as follows:

Month Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank National Bank of China, Limited
January 2,349,492 5,918,479 361,648
February 2,812,142 6,466,094 365,275
March 1,935,600 5,701,753 391,672
April 1,862,008 5,832,437 343,739
May 2,125,674 5,254,946 363,810
June 2,338,427 5,214,437 327,096
July 2,233,855 5,051,558 388,006
August 2,538,310 4,925,978 353,347
September 2,656,656 5,426,120 388,780
October 2,803,076 5,798,252 370,580
November 2,820,782 5,892,270 450,000
December 2,998,367 5,947,463 448,614

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 Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1897, were in amount as follows: Month Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai Bank National Bank of China, Limited January 2,349,492 5,918,479 361,648 February 2,812,142 6,466,094 365,275 March 1,935,600 5,701,753 391,672 April 1,862,008 5,832,437 343,739 May 2,125,674 5,254,946 363,810 June 2,338,427 5,214,437 327,096 July 2,233,855 5,051,558 388,006 August 2,538,310 4,925,978 353,347 September 2,656,656 5,426,120 388,780 October 2,803,076 5,798,252 370,580 November 2,820,782 5,892,270 450,000 December 2,998,367 5,947,463 448,614 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 Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1897, were in amount as follows :- Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. National Bank of China, Limited. January, 2,349,492 5,918,479 361,648 February, 2,812,142 6,466,094 365,275 March, 1,935,600 5,701,753 391,672 April, 1,862,008 5,832,437 343,739 May,......................... 2,125,674 5,254,946 363,810 June............ 2,338,427 5,214,437 327,096 July, 2,233,855 5,051,558 388,006 August, 2,538,310 4,925,978 353,347 September, 2,656,656 5,426,120 388,780 October, 2,803,076 5,798,252 370,580 November, 2,820,782 5,892,270 450,000 December, 2,998,367 5,947,463 448,614 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 Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the National Bank of China, Limited, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1897, were in amount as follows :-

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

National Bank of China, Limited.

January,

2,349,492

5,918,479

361,648

February,

2,812,142

6,466,094

365,275

March,

1,935,600

5,701,753

391,672

April,

1,862,008

5,832,437

343,739

May,.........................

2,125,674

5,254,946

363,810

June............

2,338,427

5,214,437

327,096

July,

2,233,855

5,051,558

388,006

August,

2,538,310

4,925,978

353,347

September,

2,656,656

5,426,120

388,780

October,

2,803,076

5,798,252

370,580

November,

2,820,782

5,892,270

450,000

December,

2,998,367

5,947,463

448,614

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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