CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] — Page 5

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in funds by what do you say?

kim to kung gu

remittances.

M. Meade

Run 23/0

at the present time Honghong

has rather o

447.

000 invested

here which, deducting mome dase at the unrent rate, produces an average hilome of £ 30 19 pre tent per annum

On the other hand the ment Jarve

of the dollar in Hougtong

is at the present time about

3/22

and the current rato

of

esuchanyo for Rills at 4 months Light (which is the usual foun

is a fare

zale

of remittance from Hongkong) 3/9/2/44

d

Talking therfore the pissent Bank of Ey land rate for

Eng

would

money by 4% - Bille have to be discounted at that

zate oz

the lotomy would

Ź

have to wait for 5 1⁄2 months

before it's Bills becaun due

this side (... 4 months and 6 westwo for mail Graveit, Which wiht the Burl Stanf would cout the Colony at the

Zate

of

4.2.

per cent Having

per annen for barigdom

money

in this Country. There worked therefore be

diffuence of 3/50 per an