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TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Pated 8th October 1820. O

(Received Colonial Office 12.50 p.50030

IREC

Your telegram 15th Junctioù£à 20k)

1,080,787 dollars 56 cents exclusive of amount

LEKU

invested in warloan by Crown Agents but subject to

many deductions (b) 2,059,000 dollars excluding share

of Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in

register London/includes shares on which contingent liens

are claimed (c) 296 1,233,085 dollars 47 centa ex- cluding claims of Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Cor- poration and several claims of Insurance Companies

297 nil (d) Bank Balance and deposits 356,578 dollars

27 cents other debts 47,075 dollars 13 cents some

balanees have been permitted to be drawn on since

returns were compiled some are subject to contingent

liens in certain cases interest has not been credited from various dates (e) 3,059,820 dollars includes

debt due to enemy nationals belonging to solvent and

insolvent firms and debt due to non-enemy creditors

in insolvent firms also includes large amount

believed to have been paid since by non-enemy

partners.

STUBBS.

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