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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, Limitel, in circulation during the year ending 31st December, 1899, wore in amount as follows :—

Chartered Bunk

of India, Australia

and China.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

National Bank of China, Limited.

$

$

January,

2,861,846

7.380,837

446,085

February,

2,964,785

8,275,109

448,083

March,

2,469,637

6,902,870

448,721

April,

2,705,374

6,864,500

446,892

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

June,.....

July,

2,181,212

7.524.192

445,870

2,049.940

7,974,167

446,638

2,033,858

7,245,418

448,800

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August,

2,605,052

6,256,547

448.410

September.

2,832,696

6,307,833

447,072

October,

2,966.243

6,779,418

442,294

November,

2.990.414

7,531,433

446,265

December,

2,919,875

7,528,644

444,374

ACCOUNTS KEPT IN.

The Accounts of the Colonial Government were formerly kopt in Sterling, but from the 1st July, 1862, they have been kept in Dollars, in aeconlanes with instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Serřetary of State for

the Colonies.

The Accounts of the Mercantile establishments are and have been always kept in Dollars,