CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 540

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of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in

that Colony, together with the Ordinance of Hong Kong, legalizing the issue

2. I am to add that from another despatch received from the Colony it appears that

on the 24th of last March the amount deposited with the

Government by the Bank's

Courier was not

the $4,500,000. 3. I am further to state that owing to

an unexpected delay in the manufacture of the

Straits Settlements notes, the notes have only been very recently put

into circulation in the Colony, and consequently there has not yet been time

for the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banks to withdraw their notes from circulation in the Straits

which was understood to be their intention. The Sir

4. Henry Blake appears to have overlooked the fact that the enclosed Ordinances

expire on the 31st of July next, so

I commend the temporary arrangement for continuing the arrangement for a further period, as he makes

5. Mr. Chamberlain concurs not to press

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of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in that Colony, together with the Ordinance of Hong Kong, legalizing the issue 2. I am to add that from another despatch received from the Colony it appears that on the 24th of last March the amount deposited with the Government by the Bank's Courier was not the $4,500,000. 3. I am further to state that owing to an unexpected delay in the manufacture of the Straits Settlements notes, the notes have only been very recently put into circulation in the Colony, and consequently there has not yet been time for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banks to withdraw their notes from circulation in the Straits which was understood to be their intention. The Sir 4. Henry Blake appears to have overlooked the fact that the enclosed Ordinances expire on the 31st of July next, so I commend the temporary arrangement for continuing the arrangement for a further period, as he makes 5. Mr. Chamberlain concurs not to press Page 540 Page 541
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of the Hay Kay and Shanghai Bank in

that Colony, together with the Ordinar this hauts ses/ & Hong Kong, legalizing the ling

2. Tam to add

that from another

Hay

el cen

desfatich recevrid for #o. [1081])]

the Colony it affers that

on the 24thof last March the amount

deposited with the

Gamment to c

Bank's

ексем

Caver

not

the

$4,500,000. 3. Jam further to

state that owing to

an

unexpected delayin the mannfection of the

ཆ

Straits Setty Wort fucker,

thon notes have only

been very recent beam funt

A

into criculation in the 521A-

Colay, and consequently there has not yet been time

for the Hay Kayt

5. Banks to withdraw

S.

their notes from cereal-

ation in the Straits

which was understood

tore

then intention. The Sin

4.

Henry

Blake affears to have

overlooked the fact that the enclosed Ordinances

exfine on the 31st of July far as regards next, so

the

excess noti

no

ал

U commend

and

as he makes

for contuming the ation that the the

temporary arrangement by and that feriod, fing

5. Mh. Chamberlain

mmfrry not to pres

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