CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901 — Page 488

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CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Hatton Court, Threadneedle St.
45172
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of His Majesty's Treasury.
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London.
11th December 1901.
My Lords,
On the 15th of June 1897 I had the honour to
inform your Lordships regarding the manner in which the note issue of this Bank amounting to $8,000,000 had been
The figures then
divided amongst the Branches in the East.
given were:-
Straits Settlements….$4,000,000
Hongkong…….
Shanghai….
2,750,000
200,000
Leaving a balance for the further requirements of Shanghai and/or Bangkok
of 1,050,000
$8,000,000
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Since then sundry alterations have been made and notified to your Lordships, and I have now to advise that in consequence of a request from our Hongkong Branch
for an increased limit it is proposed to appropriate the
total limit of $8,000,000 in the manner following:-
Penang….
Singapore….
.$1,750,000
1,750,000
Shanghai….
700,000
Hongkong….
.3,300,000
Bangkok….
250,000
Leaving a margin unappropriated of…er
250,000
$8,000,000
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