CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 476

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the credit side." I note,

Moreover, from the return of the Government Bank on March 29, Balances, which was enclosed in your despatch No. 135 of the 9th April, that all cash nominal balance to the credit of Govt was $514,000 at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, amounting to $1,170,000.

This draft will in all probability be greatly increased when the Town Agent's drafts for the silver purchased in connection with the requisitions for subsidising troops (nearly $472,000) under execution are received.

I understand that those drafts are not for the amount of $2,000,000.

3. Even if, as you anticipate, all the subsidiary camps in hand are sold by the end of the month, this will evidently only result in reducing the draft to about $1,500,000; and I take it that the camp which is being utilised will for the greater part not be disposed of until the Chinese New Year.

4. It follows that the greater part of the current...

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the credit side." I note, Moreover, from the return of the Government Bank on March 29, Balances, which was enclosed in your despatch No. 135 of the 9th April, that all cash nominal balance to the credit of Govt was $514,000 at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, amounting to $1,170,000. This draft will in all probability be greatly increased when the Town Agent's drafts for the silver purchased in connection with the requisitions for subsidising troops (nearly $472,000) under execution are received. I understand that those drafts are not for the amount of $2,000,000. 3. Even if, as you anticipate, all the subsidiary camps in hand are sold by the end of the month, this will evidently only result in reducing the draft to about $1,500,000; and I take it that the camp which is being utilised will for the greater part not be disposed of until the Chinese New Year. 4. It follows that the greater part of the current...
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the credit side." I note,

Morever, from the return of the Government Bank

on March 2

29

Balances

which a

was enclosed in

Your desfatch No. 135

of the 9th April, the that all hags

nomnial balance to the

cudit of Gar was the former

odd there

andraft

Ch

date

was

ам

tha

514000

the Haykay

and Shanghai Bank

amounting to /1/70, com

This andraft will

in all probability be

greath increased when the town Aents drafts for the silver purchased the

in

Conversion with the

requisitions for subsiding

(nearly

)

under.

Connor

472

execution are recurred.

Funderstand that

are not

those drafts for that of $2,000,

ni amount.

σου

3. Even if, as you!

Ad

anticifrats, all the subsidiary cams in hand is sold by the end of it just this will afferently only result in

ducing the aucraft to about $1,500,000; and I take it that the can which is

bring muited will for the greater fact

not be disposed of until the Chemise

·

New Year. 4. It follows

part

He

the greate

current

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