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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS."CROWN, LONDON,

TELEPHONE 1832 VICTORIA.

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WHITEHALL CARDENS,

LONDON, S. W.

17th February 1010

Sir,

La 7702/1998

/83039 363164 37997,

/ 1911

With reference to our lettos of the 8th of Merch

lost, I have the honour to enclose, for the informtion

of the Secretary of State, the annual veluetions of the

securities held spoinst the note issues of the Fong Hong

end bragci Drukking Corporation and the Curbered

of India Aurte:11 end Chine respectively, as on the 2nd

of January last.

2. The voluntions shew that the value of the

securities exceed the amount of the security required by

the following enounts:-

Hong Kong 2: Shanghai Banking Corporation

Chartered Bank of

3.

India Austrelic ~ China

2550,543. 7. ry.

42,250. 7. 2.

The security required has been taken at the same

figure ns in previous valuations, co we have not been

notified of any alteration in the amount of the authorised

note issue of either Dank. During the prst year, ho ever,

as reported in our letters of the 19th of October, 10til of

November and 25th of November the Hong Kong and Shonghei

Banking

The Under Secretary of State

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Colonial Office

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