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Hong Kong, 7th. May, 1918.

We hereby certify that the total issue of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China on the

31st. December, 1917, amounted to Six million six hundred and eighty one thousand five hundred and thirty nine Dollars ($6,681,539 ), against which security is held as follows:-

Security held in Hong Kong

Security held by the Crown Agents

Issue

Amount

Ordinary issue,.

5,900,000

$ 5,000,000

Excess issue

781,539

£460,000 Foe.625,000

Claudteven

Colonial Secretary.

Ahrshmusii

Colonial reasurer.

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