CO129-390 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [5-6] — Page 101

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

with the Col. Gut. of their ratue in specie

(nd: 5/400 contined 53f the

99

ade till 1908.

Ower 106 / 1907 allowed the increase

1

capital

to $20 million provided that all roles issued in

exclos

1

$10,7 million

"the anthought cape ca 6

1

the new

on 1. Javy 1907) up to the hint

capital must be secured by coin or securities

both hold in London by the CA. My

or

the 99 now were

hustees. The provisions of the

also extended continued to the rice.

l is

is now $15.0 The authorized paid up capital. There for under the law the Bank is ngoured to deposit with in London con and reunities

to the sale of 57 $10,

or

51 $10 million +

sle of

$5 million : & they must kup com in 17 Kong to the value & any notes would in excers

the paid up capital 1 $15 million

گے

thend Enclosure to the destotch shows that

the note circulation in

April

$24,046, 537 I wich $9,646,537 must be secured by coin deposited in

24,646655

15 000 00

9, 646 3

(

14 long. The amount actually deposited in

The Colony

96

$14,000,000

V

£100,000

sag

$15 million, a surples of $5,353 443)

which corso the £500,000 with I semities recently released in London (se CA / 10288 +412748).

from M.D/17363/07 it appears that the Saud La the right at any time & substitute xcurity

in London for security in it kong

nee Misa

Salad

aspect of

the

or

ordinary notersone

(Lee also 13507/07 on this point)

It appears therefore that the God was justified in instructing CA. to alease the £500,000 Esecurities

Yos. It seems all

Ал

m

234

20

8. But by.

rigtet.

$20.

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