| Demand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||
| 21 | (R1) |
The Hongkong silver dollar. Mexican dollar. British dollar. All of equal value.
Subsidiary coin:
Silver:
Copper:
A dollar contains 100 cents.
Authority: Order of H.M. the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
| Private Banks | Colonial Government |
|---|---|
| 32,218,512 |
| By the Govt. | By the Public |
|---|---|
| Dollars and cents | Dollars and cents |
The Imperial Weights and Measures.
Weights
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | = 0.0133 oz. |
| 1 Tsin (mace) | = 0.133 oz. |
| 1 Leung (tael) | = 1.33 oz. |
| 1 Kan (catty) | = 1.33 lb. |
| 1 Tam (picul) | = 133.33 lb. |
Length
1 Ch'ek equal to 14.1 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün and each Ts'ün into 10 Fan.
| Name of Bank | Number of Establishments in the Colony | Under what authority established | Capital paid up | Note Circulation in the Colony | Amount of Deposits in the Colony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars and cents | Dollars and cents | Dollars and cents | |||
| BRITISH | |||||
| Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | 1 | Ordinance No. 2 of 1866 | $15,000,000 | £1,200,000 | $22,461,355 |
| Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | 1 | British Govt. Charter of 1853 | £362,500 | $1,098,380 | No information |
| Mercantile Bank of India | 1 | Established under authority of State of Connecticut Senate Resolution, January 1901 | $3,250,000 | $8,718,777 | |
| International Banking Corporation | |||||
| FOREIGN | |||||
| Banque de l'Indo-Chine | 1 | Frs. 12,000,000 | |||
| Russo-Asiatic Bank | |||||
| Yokohama Specie Bank | Y. 30,000,000 | $1,066,250 | |||
| Bank of Canton, Limited | Y. 6,250,000 | ||||
| Bank of Taiwan | £1,242,112 | ||||
| Netherlands-India Commercial Bank | |||||
| Netherlands Trading Society | £5,000,000 (Fl. 60,000,000) | ||||
| and numerous native Hongs doing some portion of banking business |
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Avemge Rate of Exchange with London during the
past year.
Demand.
*.
3.
ཀ
d.
21
(R1)
CURRENCY, BANKING, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
List of coins current with rein-
tive value.
The Hongkong silver dollar. Mexican dollar.
British dollar. All of equal value.
Subsidiary coin:
Silver.
50 cents.
20 10
5
11
"
Copper.
One cent.
A dollar contaius
100 cents.
Legal tender currency giving particulars and Legislative Authority.
Current silver dollar no limit.
Subsidiary silver coin up to
#2.
Copper rents up to $1.
Authority in Order of II, M. the Queen in Conneil of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
Estimated Amount of
Coin in Circulation.
Silver dollar no estimate.
Subsidinry coin $20,764,370
Estimated Amount of paper money in Circulation,
Private
Colonial Government.
Banks.
32.218,512
Currency in which Accounts are kept,
By By the Govt. Public.
I
Weights and Measures in com- mon use, aml their equivalents in Imperial Weights and Measures,
Particulars of all Banks doing business in the Colony.
Name of Bank.
Nomber at
Extabdislaments
In the Colony.
Under what authority established.
Capital paid up.
Note Circulation
in the Colony.
Amount of Deposita
in the Colony.
Dollars Dollars
and ❘ and
cents. cents.
BRITISH.
The Imperial Weights
and Measures.
1 Fan
CHINESE.
Weights.
(un- dareen)
1 7'sin
(niace) 1 Leung (tael) 1 Kun
(catty)
1 Tăm
(picul)
Avoirdupois.
=-0133 oz.
=0.133
=
=
k
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Chartered Bank of India, Australin and China. Mercantile Bank
of Indin. Internationa! Banking Corporation.
1
Ordinance No. 2 of 1966.
British Govt.
--
15 million dollars. £1,200,000
|22,461,355
No informa- tion.
8,718,777
Charter of
29-22-53.
£362,500
1,098,380
Established G. $3,250,000||
under
authority of
State of
Connecticut Senate Re-
solution Jan –
uary, 1901.
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Banque de
1
l'Indo-Chine.
כן
14th.
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Length.
"
I Ch'ek equal to 148 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün and each Ts'ün iuto
10 Fan.
Russo-Asiatic
Bank.
Yokohama
·
Specie Bank.
Bank of Canton,
Limited.
Bank of Taiwan.
1
Netherlands-India
Commercial
Bank. Netherlands Trading Society,
1
--
and numerous
Frs. 12,000,000
Abs. 45,000,00Ù
Y. 30,000,000
$1,066,250
Y. 6,250,000 £1,242,112
£5,000,000 [(f, 60,000,000)|
native Hongs doing some portion of bank- ing business.
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