CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 594

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should the Government decide to issue a

small note circulation :

I have … J. Stewart

Acting Colonial Secretary.


Lampy

C. O.

583

C

Jy kong and

The Chief manager of bing

Shanghai Bank to Acting Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Hong kong, 2nd November, 1880.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge

your letter of the 30th October, asking if

in the event of permission being given

to this Bank to open a Branch at Singapore,

we would unconditionally withdraw our

own dollar notes from circulation, should the Government decide to issue small notes.

In reply I am instructed to state that we will be glad

The Honourable Frederick Stewart

Colonial Secretary

Hongkong.

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should the Government decide to issue a small note circulation : I have … J. Stewart Acting Colonial Secretary. Lampy C. O. 583 C Jy kong and The Chief manager of bing Shanghai Bank to Acting Colonial Secretary. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Hong kong, 2nd November, 1880. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 30th October, asking if in the event of permission being given to this Bank to open a Branch at Singapore, we would unconditionally withdraw our own dollar notes from circulation, should the Government decide to issue small notes. In reply I am instructed to state that we will be glad The Honourable Frederick Stewart Colonial Secretary Hongkong.
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should the Government decide to issue a

small note circulation :

I have se. (dd) J. Stewart

Acting Colonial secretary.

lampy

C. O.

583

C

Jy kong and

The Chief manager of bing

Shanghai Bank to Acting Colonical Secretary.

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Hong kong, 2nd Novembers, 1880.

Siv.

I have the honour to acknowledges

the 30th October, asking if

your

letter

of

in the event of permission being given

to this Bank to open

Singapore,

we

a

Branch at

would unconditionally

withdraw

Our

owe

dollar notes from

circulation, should the Government

decide to issue small notes.

In reply

I am instructed

to state that

w-c..

will be

glad

b

The Honourable

Frederick Stewart

Colonial Secretary

Hongkong.

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