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I have the honour therefore to request that your Lordships will give the necessary instructions to the Crown Agents for the Colonies to telegraph to the Colonial Government of Hongkong authorising the issue of notes in that Colony to the extent of $3,300,000.

The total authorised issue of $8,000,000 is secured as follows:-

DRAFT.

Houghing Straits 484 45472. Trasury

You manager of the Cash deposited in Singapore on account of Singapore Branch $391,333 do Penang Branch............. $438,666-

33 67 Cash deposited in Hongkong on account of Hongkong Branch......$629,500 Securities deposited with Bank of England in the names of the Crown Agents for the Colonies:- Belgian 3%..... £12,000 Metropolitan 2½%... 53,000 Prussian 3%....... 25,000 New South Wales 3%.. 25,000 Queensland 3%...... 25,000 £140,000 or say about $1,400,000 Total......$2,859,500

The required amount being one third of $8,000,000 or $2,666,667, there is a surplus in the security of about $192,835, and this I trust will render unnecessary any change in the present arrangement.

I have the honour to be, My Lords, Your most obedient servant,

(Sd) Wm. A. Main. Manager. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China

MINUTE. Mr. Shitbs eron Mr. Jolensa 276s Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir M. Ommanney, Earl of Onslow. Mr. Chamberlain. with 2 LFF

Deo you Sir I am lun directed by Set Chamberlain to inform you that pics of your letter of the 11 the wake. ofter this L.C. If the Freasing Subject of the so desta nitution between the Borghes in the East of thu. q tu note-còsure- Chartered Bank of Pudia Australia & China has been forwarded to the

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I have the honour therefore to request that your Lordships will give the necessary instructions to the Crown Agents for the Colonies to telegraph to the Colonial Government of Hongkong authorising the issue of notes in that Colony to the extent of $3,300,000. The total authorised issue of $8,000,000 is secured as follows:- DRAFT. Houghing Straits 484 45472. Trasury You manager of the Cash deposited in Singapore on account of Singapore Branch $391,333 do Penang Branch............. $438,666- 33 67 Cash deposited in Hongkong on account of Hongkong Branch......$629,500 Securities deposited with Bank of England in the names of the Crown Agents for the Colonies:- Belgian 3%..... £12,000 Metropolitan 2½%... 53,000 Prussian 3%....... 25,000 New South Wales 3%.. 25,000 Queensland 3%...... 25,000 £140,000 or say about $1,400,000 Total......$2,859,500 The required amount being one third of $8,000,000 or $2,666,667, there is a surplus in the security of about $192,835, and this I trust will render unnecessary any change in the present arrangement. I have the honour to be, My Lords, Your most obedient servant, (Sd) Wm. A. Main. Manager. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China MINUTE. Mr. Shitbs eron Mr. Jolensa 276s Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir M. Ommanney, Earl of Onslow. Mr. Chamberlain. with 2 LFF Deo you Sir I am lun directed by Set Chamberlain to inform you that pics of your letter of the 11 the wake. ofter this L.C. If the Freasing Subject of the so desta nitution between the Borghes in the East of thu. q tu note-còsure- Chartered Bank of Pudia Australia & China has been forwarded to the
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I have the honour therefore to request that your Lordships will give the necessary instructions to the Crown Agents for the Colonies to telegraph to the Colonial Government of Hongkong authorising the issue of notes in that Colony to the extent of $3,300,000. The total authorised issue of $8,000,000 is secured as follows:- DRAFT. Houghing Straits 484 45472. Trasury You manager of the Cash deposited in Singapore on account of Singapore Branch $391,333 do Penang Branch............. $438,666- 33 67 Cash deposited in Hongkong on account of Hongkong Branch......$629,500 Securities deposited with Bank of England in the names of the Crown Agents for the Colonies:- Belgian 3%..... .£12,000 Metropolitan 24%... 53,000 Prussian 3%....... 25,000 New South Wales 3%.. 25,000 Queensland 3%. . . . ... 25,000 £140,000 or say about $1.400.000 Total. .$2,859,500 The required amount being one third of $8,000,000 or $2,666,667, there is a surplus in the security of about $192,835, and this I trust will render unnecessary any change in the present arrangement. I have the honour to be, My Lords, Your most obedient servant, (Sd) Wm. A. Main. Manager. Chartered Bank Endia, Australia and China MINUTE. Mr. Shitbs eron Mr. Jolensa 276s Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir M. Ommanney, Earl of Onslow. Mr. Chamberlain. with 2 LFF Deo you Sir I am lun directed by Set Chamberlain to inform you that pics of your letter of the 11 the wake. ofter this L. C. If the Freasing Subject of the so desta nitution between the Borghes in the East of thu. q tu note -còsure- Chartered Bank of Pudia Australia & China has been forwarded to the
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I have the honour therefore to request that your

Lordships will give the necessary instructions to the Crown Agents for the Colonies to telegraph to the Colonial Government of Hongkong authorising the issue of notes in that Colony to the extent of $3,300,000.

The total authorised issue of $8,000,000 is

secured as follows:-

DRAFT.

Houghing

Straits

484

45472.

Trasury

You manager of

the

Cash deposited in Singapore

on account of Singapore Branch $391,333

do Penang Branch............. $438,666-

33

67

Cash deposited in Hongkong

on account of Hongkong Branch......$629,500 Securities deposited with Bank of England in

the names of the Crown Agents for the Colonies:- Belgian 3%..... .£12,000 Metropolitan 24%... 53,000 Prussian 3%.......

25,000

New South Wales 3%.. 25,000

Queensland 3%. . . . ... 25,000

£140,000

or say about

$1.400.000

Total.

.$2,859,500

The required amount being one third of $8,000,000

or $2,666,667, there is a surplus in the security of about

$192,835, and this I trust will render unnecessary any change

in the present arrangement.

I have the honour to be,

My Lords,

Your most obedient servant,

(Sd) Wm. A. Main.

Manager.

Chartered Bank

Endia, Australia

and China

MINUTE. Mr. Shitbs eron

Mr.

Jolensa 276s

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Sir M. Ommanney,

Earl of Onslow.

Mr. Chamberlain.

with 2 LFF

Deo you

Sir

I am

lun

directed by

Set Chamberlain to

inform you that

pics of your letter

of the

11

the

wake.

ofter

this L. C. If the Freasing

Subject of

the so desta nitution between the Borghes

in

the East of

thu.

q

tu

note -còsure-

Chartered Bank of

Pudia

Australia

& China has been

forwarded to the

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