| Demand | 2 | S. | d. | (R1) |
|---|
| Private Banks | Colonial Government | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated Amount of paper money in Circulation | Nil | |
| Estimated Amount of Coin in Circulation | ||
| Current silver dollar | no limit | 61,965,862 |
| Subsidiary silver coin up to $2 | ||
| Copper cents up to $1 | ||
| Authority | Order of H.M. the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hong Kong Government Gazette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895 | |
| Subsidiary coin | $17,914,370 |
Currency in which Accounts are kept: By the Govt. and Public: Dollars and cents.
| Name of Bank | Number of Establishments in the Colony | Under what authority established | Note Circulation in the Colony | Capital paid up | Amount of Deposits in the Colony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | 20 | Ordinance No. 2 of 1866 | 45,161,419 | million dollars | No information |
| Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | 1 | British Govt, Charter of 29-12-53 | 15,022,149 | £3,000,000 | |
| Mercantile Bank of India | 1 | 1,782,294 | £1,050,000 | ||
| International Banking Corporation | 1 | Established under authority of ...; State of Connecticut Senate Resolution January 1901; Incorporated in England 1920 | G.$2,500,000; £2,594,160 (Frs. 68,400,000) | ||
| P. and O. Banking Corporation Limited | |||||
| Banque de l'Indo-Chine | |||||
| Yokohama Specie Bank | |||||
| Bank of Canton, Limited | |||||
| Bank of Taiwan | |||||
| Netherlands-India Commercial Bank | |||||
| Netherlands Trading Society | |||||
| Banque Franco-Chinoise pour le Commerce et l'Industrie | |||||
| Bank of China | |||||
| Bank of East Asia, Ltd. | |||||
| Industrial and Commercial Bank, Ltd. | |||||
| The Ho Hong Bank Limited | |||||
| Numerous native hongs doing some portion of banking business | |||||
| * Kowloon Branch Office |
Additional figures (likely note circulation, capital, or deposits for various banks):
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | = 0.0133 oz |
| 1 T'sin (mace) | = 0.1833 oz? |
| 1 Leung (tael) | = ... |
| 1 Kan (catty) | = ... |
| 1 Tiem (picul) | = 133 lb? |
Note: OCR values partially illegible; standard equivalents shown where clear.
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Ch'ek | = 14.1 English inches |
| 1 Ts'ün | = 1/10 Ch'ek |
| 1 Fun | = 1/10 Ts'ün |
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Average Rate of
Exchange with London during the
past year.
Demand.
2
S.
d.
(R1)
CURRENCY, BANKING, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
List of coins current with rela-
tive value.
The Hong Kong
silver dollar. Mexican dollar. British dollar. All of equal value.
Subsidiary coin:
Silver.
50 cents.
20 10
+%
5
31
31
Copper.
One cent.
A dollar contains
100 cents.
Legal tender currency giving particulars and Legislative Anthority.
Estimated Amount of paper money in Circulation
Private
Banks.
Estimated Amount of Coin in Circulation.
Colonia! Government.
Current silver dollar no limi
Iver dollar
estimate.
Nil.
61,965,862
Subsidiary silver coin up
$2.
Copper cents up to $1.
Authority in Order of II. M.
the Queen in Council of 2nd February, 1895, published in Hong Kong Government Guzette, Notification No. 128 of 30th March, 1895.
Subsidiary
enin
$17,914.370
Particulars of all Banks doing Imsiness in the Colony,
Currency in which Accounts are kept.
By By the Govt. Public.
Weights and Measures in com- mou use, and their equivalents in Imperial Weights and Measures.
Name of Bank,
I
Dollars Dollars
BRITISH.
and
and
cents. cents.
The Imperial Weights
and Measures.
CHINESE.
Weights.
Avoirdupois. ―01 33oz.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Chartered Bank : of Iulia, Australia
and China. Mercantile Bank
of Iudin. International Banking Corporation.
Number of
Establishments
in the Colony,
Under what authority established.
Note Circulation
Capital paid up.
in the Colony.
Amount of Deposits
in the Colony.
Ordinance
20
45,161,419
No. 2 of 1866.
million
dollars.
No |informa-
tion.
1
British Govt,
£3,000,000 | 15,022,149
Charter of
29-12-53.
1
£1,050,000
1,782,294
1
Established | G.$2,500,000°
under
anthority of
I Fun
(can- dareen)
=0·183
*
'3
""
I T'sin
(mace) I Leung
(trel)
1 Kan
(catty)
1 Tiêm
(pienl)
=
1 tb.
= 133}
29
P. and O. Banking Corporation
Limited. Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
State of
Connecticut
Senate Re-
solution Jan-
nary, 1901.
Incorporated | £2,594,160
in England
1920.
Frs. 68,400,000
Length.
1 Ch'ek equal to 14% English incher, divided into 10 Ts'ün and each Ts'ün into
10 Fun.
Yokohama
Specie Bank. Bank of Canton, Limited.
Bank of Taiwan, Netherlands-Judia Commercial Bank,
Netherlands
Trading Society.
Banque Franco- Chinoise pour le Commerce et l'Industrie.
Bank of China. Bank of East
Asia, Ltd. Industrial and Commercial
Bank, Ltd.,
1
1
-ས:
The Ho Hong 1
Bank Limited. and numerous native Ilongs doing some portion of bank- ing business.
Y,100,000,000,
$8,665,600
Y.13,125,000
G.55,000,000!
Ordinance
No. 9 of
(£4,583,000)
1
1907.
£6,666,670 (F,80,000,000)
Frs. 16,000,000 !
$19,760,200 $5,000,000
$1,431,110
$4.000.000
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