| Demand | |
|---|---|
| $ | 4s 2d |
| Denomination | Metal | Legal Tender Limit | Legislative Authority | Estimated Amount in Circulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 cents, 20 cents | Silver | Up to $2 | Proclamation No. 1 by the Governor of Hong Kong dated 1st January, 1937 | $484,133 (since 1923); Previously no estimate |
| 1 cent | Copper or Mixed Metal | Up to $1 | Proclamation No. 1 by the Governor of Hong Kong dated 1st January, 1937 | $192,000 |
| 10 cents | Cupro Nickel | Up to $2 | Proclamation No. 1 by the Governor of Hong Kong dated 1st January, 1937 | $3,309,000 |
| 10 cents, 5 cents | Pure Nickel | Up to $2 | Proclamation No. 10 by the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong dated 7th October, 1937 | $6,699,000 |
Note: A dollar contains 100 cents.
| Description | Issuing Authority | Legal Tender Status | Amount in Circulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Dollar Currency Notes | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Legal tender to any amount under Ordinance No. 42 of 1935 | 280,273,159 |
| Notes issued by the Treasurer | Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; Mercantile Bank of India, Limited | Legal tender to any amount under Ordinance No. 54 of 1935 | No information |
| By Government | By Public |
|---|---|
| Dollars and cents | Dollars and cents |
The Imperial Weights and Measures
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent (Avoirdupois) |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | 0.0133 oz |
| 1 Tsin (mace) | 0.133 oz |
| 1 Leung (tael) | 1.33 oz |
| 1 Kan (catty) | 1.33 lbs |
| 1 Tam (picul) | 133.33 lbs |
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Ch'ek | 14.1 English inches (divided into 10 Ts'un, each Ts'un into 10 Fan) |
| Name of Bank | Establishments in Colony | Authority Established | Capital Paid Up | Deposits in Colony | Note Circulation in Colony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | 2* (including Kowloon Branch Office) | Ordinance No. 2 of 1866 | £3,000,000 | $25,640,528 | $200,257,228 |
| Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | 1 | Charter of 29-12-1853 | £1,050,000 | $4,375,403 | — |
| Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Banque Belge pour l'Etranger (Extreme-Orient) S.A. | 1 | — | Belgian Frs 30,000,000 | — | — |
| Banque de l'Indo-Chine | 1 | — | Frs 120,000,000 | — | — |
| National City Bank of New York | 1 | Act of Congress of U.S.A., 3rd June 1864 | U.S.$77,500,000 | — | — |
| Yokohama Specie Bank | 1 | — | Y.100,000,000 | — | — |
| Bank of Canton, Ltd. | 1 | Ordinance No. 9 of 1907 | $7,798,890 | — | — |
| Bank of Taiwan | 1 | — | Y.15,000,000 | — | — |
| Netherlands-India Commercial Bank | 1 | — | F.33,000,000 | — | — |
| Netherlands Trading Society | 1 | — | G.40,000,000 | — | — |
| Bank of China | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bank of East Asia, Ltd. | 2 | Incorporated 1930 | $40,000,000 | $3,598,600 | — |
| The Chase Bank | 1 | Incorporated in U.S.A. 1930 | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| The Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd. | 1 | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| Numerous native hongs doing some portion of banking business | — | — | — | — | — |
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CURRENCY, BANKING, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
Average Rate of Exchange with London
during the
List of coins current with rela.
tive value.
past year.
Demand.
Legal tender currency giving particulars and Legislative Authority.
Estimated Amount of Coin in Circulation.
Estimated Amount of paper money in Ciroulation.
Private Banks.
$
Colonial Government.
4.
d.
Subsidiary coin :
Proclamation No. 1 by the
1
Governor of Hong Kong dated Stli January, 1937.
Silver.
50 cents, 20
Up to $2.
H
No estimate.
Copper or Mixed
Metal.
One cont.
Up to $1.
Do.
Isane since 1923 $484,133
Previously
no estimunto.
Cupro Nickel. 10 cents.
Up to $2.
Do.
$192,000
5
וד
Pure Nichel,
10 cents.
5 cents.
A dollar contains
Up to $2. Proclamation No. 10 by the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong dated 7th October, 1937.
100 conts.
$3,309,000
6,699,000
One Dollar Currency
280,273,159
Notes issued
by Hongkong
notes issued mal Shanghai by the Trea- Banking
Corporation,
yurer,
Legal tender Chartered Lo any sumount Bank of India, Ender Onlin- Australia and Tanco No. 42 China,
of 1935.
Mercantile 'Bank of Indu, Limited.
Legul tonder
to any amount under Ordin- auce No. 54 of 1935.
Currency in which Accounts
are kept.
By the
By
Govt. Public..
Weights and Measures in com-
mon use, and their equivalents in Imperial Weights and Measures
Name of Bank,
Dollars Dollars:
and and
cents. cents.
BRITISH.
The Imperial Weights,
and Measures.
1 Fan
CHINESE.
W'eights.
(CAD- dareen)
1 T'ain
(mace)
1 Leung (tel)
Avoirdupois.
=10133 oz.
=0133
=
"
1 Кал =
(CALLY)
1 Täm
(pienl)
Particulars of all Banks doing business in the Colony.
Wanber of
Lstablishments
In The Colony.
Coder what authority established.
Note Cimulation
Capital paid up.
Amount of Deposits
in the Colony.
in the Colony.
8
Ordinance No. 2 of 1866.
20 million dollars.
200.257.228 No
informa-
tion.
1
British Govt.
£3.000.000 25.640,528
Charter of 29-12-1853.
Mercantile Bank
1
£1,050,000 4,375.403
of Indin, Led.
Hongkong and 2* Shangbai Banking Corporation.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.
Banque Belge pour l'Etranger,
1
Belgian Frs,
$30.000,000:
(Extreme-Orient) |
S.A.
133}
n
Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
National City
I
Bank of
Frs. 120,0011,000|
Act of Con- U.S.$77.500.000|
greas of U.S.A. dute:]
3rd June,
Length.
I Ch'ek equal to 148 English inches, divided into 10 7's'ün and each Tr'ün into
10 Fan.
New York.
Yokohamna Specie Rauk.
Bank of Canton, Limited.
Bank of Taiwan,
Netherlands-India
Commercial Bunk.
Netherlands
Trading Society.
Bank of Chios.
1
1864.
I
Y.100,000,000
1
1
Ordinance
$7,798,890
Y.15,000,000 F.33,000,000,
No. 9 of 1907.
G.40,030,000
i
Bank of East
Asia, Ltd.
2.
$40,000,000 $3,598,600
!
Lucorporated
The Chase Bank.
I
in U.S. A.
S.$7,000,000
1930.
1
$10,000,000
The Overseas- Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd.
and numerous native Ilongs doing some portion of bank-
ing business.
• Kowloon Branch Office.
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