CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 48

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be required for expenditures in the Colony, and I solicited His Lordship's instructions on the subject. My view was concurred in by your Lordship's predecessor and consequently no further remittances have been made for investment, whilst the following additional sums have been placed

in the Bank's bearing interest at 5 per cent

in the H.K. $185,259

in the Oriental Bank 20,000

in the Chartered Mercantile Bank 90,000

in the Chartered Bank of India, Australia 160,000

3.

Total now deposited

305,259

230,000

90,000

160,000

Total 785,259

I am requesting instructions have been

Kindly

July 1882

6081762

normally been current about the

Oriental Bank whose shares are known to have fallen very considerably in value,

a remittance of £12,000 had to be made to the Agents (Messrs Crown Agents) as it was considered that the best arrangement practicable was to take a Bill upon that Bank for the amount in payment of a deposit that would fall due in a month, and a Bill drawn on the Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, was accordingly procured and sent on the 13th ult. The deposits in the Oriental Bank have thus been reduced to $170,000 though until

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47 be required for expenditures in the Colony, and I solicited His Lordship's instructions on the subject. My view was concurred in by your Lordship's predecessor and consequently no further remittances have been made for investment, whilst the following additional sums have been placed in the Bank's bearing interest at 5 per cent in the H.K. $185,259 in the Oriental Bank 20,000 in the Chartered Mercantile Bank 90,000 in the Chartered Bank of India, Australia 160,000 3. Total now deposited 305,259 230,000 90,000 160,000 Total 785,259 I am requesting instructions have been Kindly July 1882 6081762 normally been current about the Oriental Bank whose shares are known to have fallen very considerably in value, a remittance of £12,000 had to be made to the Agents (Messrs Crown Agents) as it was considered that the best arrangement practicable was to take a Bill upon that Bank for the amount in payment of a deposit that would fall due in a month, and a Bill drawn on the Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, was accordingly procured and sent on the 13th ult. The deposits in the Oriental Bank have thus been reduced to $170,000 though until
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47 be required for expenditures in the Colony, and Isolicited Stis Kordships instructions on the subject my view was concuned in by your horclslife's pridzerszor and counquently no further, trophesus n smittances have been made for? iissetment, whilst the following additional sums have bouw placed in the Bank's bearing interestat 5percut in the H.H. x5.13. $185.259 in the brutal Bank 20.000 in the Chartered Murrcantile Bank 90,000 in the Charhind Bank of India's Australia 160,000 3. Total now deported 305.259 230.000 90.000 160.000 Total 785.259 Drequesting seperti have Kently July.1882 6081762 nomlly bem current about the briental Bank whose shares art "Knowie to have fallen vez in value, beh, and siderably osa remittance of £12,000 had to be mader to the Agents ( Crowsn legen to it was considered that the but arrangement practicable was to take a Bill pon that Bank a for the amount in payment of a deposit that would fall due to a mouth, and a Bill drawn ow Bank of Scotland, hotliburz, of the was accordingly pround and smutted on the 13th ult. The depicts in the Criental Bank have thus been Iduced to $170,000 though until 1
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be required for expenditures in the Colony, and Isolicited Stis Kordships instructions on the subject my view was concuned in by your horclslife's pridzerszor and counquently no further, trophesus n smittances have been made for? iissetment, whilst the following additional sums have bouw placed

in the Bank's bearing interestat 5percut

in the H.H. x5.13. $185.259

in the brutal Bank 20.000

in the Chartered

Murrcantile Bank 90,000

in the Charhind

Bank of India's Australia 160,000

3.

Total now deported

305.259

230.000

90.000

160.000

Total 785.259

Drequesting seperti have

Kently

July.1882

6081762

nomlly

bem current about the

briental Bank whose shares art

"Knowie to have fallen vez

in value,

beh, and

siderably

osa remittance of

£12,000 had to be mader to the

Agents (

Crowsn legen to it was considered that the but arrangement practicable

was to take a Bill

pon

that Bank

a

for the amount in payment of a

deposit that would fall due to a mouth, and a Bill drawn ow

Bank of Scotland, hotliburz,

of

the

was

accordingly pround and smutted on the 13th ult. The depicts in the Criental Bank have thus been

Iduced to $170,000 though until

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