Demand. 3s. 2d. (R1)
The Hongkong silver dollar. Mexican dollar. British dollar. All of equal value.
Subsidiary coin:
Silver: 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents
Copper: One cent
A dollar contains 100 cents.
Current silver dollar unlimited.
Subsidiary silver coin up to $2.
Copper cents up to $1.
Authority in Order of H. M. the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
| Silver dollar | Subsidiary coin | |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Government | No estimate | $17,864,370 |
| Private Banks | Nil | $55,048,175 |
| Colonial Government | Private Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | $339 |
| By the Govt. | By the Public |
|---|---|
| Dollars and cents | Dollars and cents |
The Imperial Weights and Measures
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | 0.0133 oz. |
| 1 T'sin (mace) | = 10 Fan = 0.133 oz. |
| 1 Loung (tael) | = 10 T'sin = 1.33 oz. |
| 1 Kan (catty) | = 16 Loung = 1.33 lb. |
| 1 Tan (picul) | = 100 Kan = 133.33 lb. |
1 Ch'ek equal to 14.2 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'un and each Ts'un into 10 Fan.
| Name of Bank | Number of Establishments in the Colony | Under what authority established | Capital paid up | Note Circulation in the Colony (Dollars and cents) | Amount of Deposits in the Colony (Dollars and cents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH | |||||
| Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | 1 | Ordinance No. 2 of 1866, British Govt. | $20,000,000 | $12,224,354 | No information |
| Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | 1 | Charter of 1853 | £1,050,000 | $1,296,455 | $11,527,366 |
| Mercantile Bank of India | 1 | Established under Authority of State of Connecticut Senate Resolution January 1901 | $3,500,000 | ||
| International Banking Corporation | 1 | Incorporated in England 1920 | £2,594,160 | ||
| P. and O. Banking Corporation Limited | 1 | Frs. 68,100,000 | |||
| FOREIGN | |||||
| Banque de l'Indo-Chine | 1 | ||||
| Russo-Asiatic Bank | 1 | ||||
| Yokohama Specie Bank | 1 | ||||
| Bank of Canton, Limited | 1 | ||||
| Bank of Taiwan | 1 | ||||
| Netherlands-India Commercial Bank | 1 | ||||
| Netherlands Trading Society | 1 | ||||
| Société Française de Gérance de la Banque Industrielle de Chine | 1 | ||||
| Bank of China | 1 | ||||
| Bank of East Asia, Ltd. | 1 | ||||
| Industrial and Commercial Bank, Ltd. | 1 | ||||
| Oriental Commercial Bank Limited | 1 | ||||
| The Ho Hong Bank Limited | 1 | ||||
| and numerous native Hongs doing some portion of banking business | |||||
| Kowloon Branch Office | $4,000,000 |
Average Rate of Exchange with London
during the
past year.
Demand.
3.
d.
2
(R1)
Treasury
CURRENCY, BANKING, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
List of coins current with rela-
tive value.
The Hongkong
silver dollar. Mexican dollar. British dollar. All of equal value,
Subsidiary coin :
Silver.
50 cents,
20 10
"
Copper.
One cent.
A dollar contains
100 cents.
Legal tender currency giving particulars and Legislative Authority.
Current silver dollar un limit.
Subsidiary silver coin up to
$2.
Copper cents up to $1.
Authority in Order of H. M. the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
Estiunted Amount of
Estimated Amount of paper money in Circulation
Coin in Circulation.
Private Banks.
Silver dollar no estimate.
Subsidiary coin $17.864,370
Colonial Government.
Nil,
55,048,175
¡
339
Currency in which Accounts
are kept.
By By the Govt. Public.
Weights and Measures in com- mon use, and their equivalents in Imperial Weights and Measures.
Particulars of all Banks doing business in the Colony.
Name of Bank,
Number of
Establ-himents
In the Vidony.
Under what authority established,
Capital paid up.
Note Circulation
in the Colony.
Amount of Deposits
in the
Colony.
Dollars Dollars
Kul and cents. cents.
BRITISH.
The Imperial Weights
and Measures,
1 Fan
CHINESE
Weights.
(can- dureen)
1 T'sin
1 Loung
(Inel)
1 Kan
(cally) Tron (picul)
Aroirdupois. 0133 oz.
=
=0-133
=
17
1 H.
= 1384
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Chartered Bank of Iulia, Australia and China. Mercantile Bank
of India.
International Banking Corporation.
P. and O. Banking Corporation Limited. Banque de Pludo-Chine.
Russo-Asiatic
PJ
Bank.
1
1
Ordinance No. 2 of 1866. British Govt.
20 million dollars.
12,224,354
No informa- tion.
Charter of 29-22-53.
£1,050,000 1,296,455
£3,000,000 |11,527,366|
Established G3.5,000,000
under Authority of
State of
Connecticut Senate Re-
solution Jan-
mary, 1901.
Incorporated £2,594,160
in England
1920.
Frs. 68.100.0*
No. 1.-
Length.
1 Ck'ek equal to 142 English inches, divided into 10 79ün and each 7s'ün into
10 Fan.
Yokohama
Specie Bank. Bank of Canton, Limited.
Bank of Taiwan. | Netherlands-Fudia
Commercial
Bank. Netherlands Trading Society.
Société Francaise
1
fiovernmen'
|_ Hap, Tlx.
3,500,000.00
Y.100,000,000
£1,078,680
1.52,000,000.
From 14/1/1 To 16/4/0
1
11,242,112
1
£6,666,570 (1,50,000,000 ||
Fre. 124900.000
1
815,278,500
$5,000,000
$1,280,170
$1,500,000
de Gerauce De la Banque Industrielle de Chine.
Bank of China. Bank of East
Asia, Ltd. Industrial and Commercial Bank, Lul., Oriental Comшuer- cial Bank Limited. The Ho Hong Bank Limited. and numerous native Hongs doing some portion of bank- ing business.
I
• Kowloon Branch Orüce.
¿
$4,000,000
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