CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 434

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The Directors have issued for circulation in Hong Kong and South China notes of different denominations not to exceed the total value of £51,000 for the past three years. These notes have been very favourably received by the public, especially by the Chinese; there being a considerable demand for them, the withdrawal of the Chartered Mercantile Bank issues having created a void, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporations and the Chartered Bank being unable to supply the want having issued to their full limit.

The Directors have understood from you that there is some Treasury order of old date that prevents their notes from being received at your office and by other Government Departments without previous sanction from Her Majesty's Treasury, and that any discrimination against the Bank's notes will considerably diminish their value to the Bank's Customers and be a public inconvenience. The Directors have the honour to request that you will apply to His Excellency the Governor to apply to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for whatever permission or sanction may be required to enable this Bank to circulate its notes as freely in the Government offices as the notes of other Banks.

The Directors are prepared to keep an adequate reserve against their note issue and to allow Government inspection and verification of that reserve. They undertake to furnish...

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430 The Directors have issued for circulation in Hong Kong and South China notes of different denominations not to exceed the total value of £51,000 for the past three years. These notes have been very favourably received by the public, especially by the Chinese; there being a considerable demand for them, the withdrawal of the Chartered Mercantile Bank issues having created a void, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporations and the Chartered Bank being unable to supply the want having issued to their full limit. The Directors have understood from you that there is some Treasury order of old date that prevents their notes from being received at your office and by other Government Departments without previous sanction from Her Majesty's Treasury, and that any discrimination against the Bank's notes will considerably diminish their value to the Bank's Customers and be a public inconvenience. The Directors have the honour to request that you will apply to His Excellency the Governor to apply to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for whatever permission or sanction may be required to enable this Bank to circulate its notes as freely in the Government offices as the notes of other Banks. The Directors are prepared to keep an adequate reserve against their note issue and to allow Government inspection and verification of that reserve. They undertake to furnish...
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430 The Directors have issues for circulation in Stong Kong and South China notes of different denominations not to exceed the total value of £51,000 for the waxt three beau years These notes have very favourably received by the public, expecially by the Chinese; there being A Considerable demand for then the withdrawal the Crime д arra Chartered Mercantile Bank issues having Created a void, the songkong and Shanghai Banking Corporations and the Canatened Bank being unable to supply the want having issued to their full limit. The Directors have murder Sir, that there is -stood from you, some Treasury order of old date; that prevents their notes from being received at your office تو and by other Government Dep. soments without previous previous sauction from Ster Majestys Treasury, and y that kind and as any discrimination agarines the Banks notes will considerably diminish their raline to the Bank's Customers and be a public inconvenience the Directors have the homore request that your will to His Excellency the Governor to apply to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for whatever permission. or sanctions: ett bli the may be required to this Bank to circulate as 7 freely in the Government offices 6. The Branchs and to The noter he received at least the a reasily Ax Cheque of any your will accept the resident in ordinary The Directors gord ord credit are of Comme prepared to keep the andivany reserve against their note, issue The fort to allow Government Inspection undertake, veripeation of that reserve Everify there reserverques in And t furnish
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The Directors have issues

for circulation in Stong Kong and South China notes of different denominations not to exceed the total value of £51,000 for

the waxt three

beau

years

These notes have

very favourably received by the public, expecially by the Chinese; there being

A

Considerable

demand for then the withdrawal

the Crime

д

arra

Chartered

Mercantile Bank issues having

Created

a void, the songkong and

Shanghai Banking Corporations and

the Canatened Bank being unable to supply the want having issued to

their full limit.

The Directors have murder

Sir, that there is

-stood from you,

some Treasury order of old date;

that prevents their notes from being

received

at your office

تو

and by other Government Dep. soments without

previous

previous sauction from Ster Majestys

Treasury, and

y that

kind

and as any discrimination

agarines the Banks notes

will considerably diminish their raline to the Bank's Customers and

be a public inconvenience the Directors have the homore

request that

your

will

to

His Excellency the Governor to apply to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for whatever permission.

or sanctions:

ett bli

the

may be required to

this Bank to circulate as 7 freely in the Government

offices

6. The Branchs and to

The noter

he received at least

the

a

reasily

Ax

Cheque of any

your will accept the resident in ordinary

The Directors

gord

ord credit

are of Comme

prepared to keep the andivany

reserve against their note, issue

The fort to allow Government Inspection undertake, veripeation of that reserve Everify there reserverques

in

And t

furnish

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