CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 502

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498

Yokohama

As

and

as well

I cared a letter to

his

Dioge Aunghing, I cared... be addressed to Mr. Greig, the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank drawing attention to Section 13 of Ordinance 1866 which requires that Coin and Bullion equal to one third

of the Notes and Bills

of

at least

of the Company for the time

being

in circulation must be

Kept at the principal establishment

the balance

in the

2.

I have pointed out to him

that there would be no

in his including

Return

W

in

difficulty

the Monthly

statement shewing the

of the

average note circulation preceding March at the Branch

Bank's

3.

Agencies. In reply Mr. Greig observed

that his Bank was in the habit

of Keeping at each of the Branches

Bullion reserve exceeding

one third of the

exceeding

the note circulation;

Sound

that

the

#

Hong

ground of safety

almost such reserves could not

m

a Bullion

be reduced; and that if the Government insisted on reserve at Hongkong covering

not

one third of the Notes in circulation here but also at the

Branches it would become a

question for the Bank would

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498 Yokohama As and as well I cared a letter to his Dioge Aunghing, I cared... be addressed to Mr. Greig, the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank drawing attention to Section 13 of Ordinance 1866 which requires that Coin and Bullion equal to one third of the Notes and Bills of at least of the Company for the time being in circulation must be Kept at the principal establishment the balance in the 2. I have pointed out to him that there would be no in his including Return W in difficulty the Monthly statement shewing the of the average note circulation preceding March at the Branch Bank's 3. Agencies. In reply Mr. Greig observed that his Bank was in the habit of Keeping at each of the Branches Bullion reserve exceeding one third of the exceeding the note circulation; Sound that the # Hong ground of safety almost such reserves could not m a Bullion be reduced; and that if the Government insisted on reserve at Hongkong covering not one third of the Notes in circulation here but also at the Branches it would become a question for the Bank would
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2. 498 Yokohama As and as well I cared a letter to his Dioge Aunghing, I cared... be addrefood to Mr. Greig, the Christ Manager of the Houghtong. and Shanghai Bank drawing attention to Section 13 of Ordinance 1866 which requires that Coin and Bullion equal to me third of the Notes and Bill 15 of at least of the Campany for the time heing in circulation must be Kept at the principal establishment the balany in the 2. I aba painted out to him that there would be no in his including Relum W in difficully the Mauchly statement shewing the of the average note circulation preceding march at the Brauch Bank's 3. Agencies. In reply Mr. Graig obronned that his Bank was in the habit- a of Keeping at each of the Brandien Bullion reserve exceedin third of the expeceding Tue) the note circulation;- Sound that the # Hatay gmund of safely alme such reserves ould not m a Dullim be reduced- and that if the Government invited reserve at doughing oevering Mick's only not me third of the Notes in circulation here but also at the Branches it would beenne a question have for the Bank would
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498

Yokohama

As

and

as well

I cared a letter to

his

Dioge Aunghing, I cared... be addrefood to Mr. Greig, the Christ Manager of the Houghtong. and Shanghai Bank drawing attention to Section 13 of Ordinance 1866 which requires that Coin and Bullion equal to me third

of the Notes and Bill

15

of

at least

of the Campany for the time

heing

in circulation must be

Kept at the principal establishment

the balany

in the

2.

I aba painted out to him

that there would be no

in his including

Relum

W

in

difficully

the Mauchly

statement shewing the

of the

average note circulation preceding march at the Brauch

Bank's

3.

Agencies. In reply Mr. Graig obronned

that his Bank was in the habit-

a

of Keeping at each of the Brandien

Bullion reserve exceedin

third of the

expeceding

Tue)

the note circulation;-

Sound

that

the

#

Hatay

gmund of safely

alme such reserves ould not

m

a Dullim

be reduced- and that if the Government invited reserve at doughing oevering

Mick's only

not

me third of the Notes in circulation here but also at the

Branches it would beenne a

question have for the Bank would

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