505
No. S. 344.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th November, 1918, as -certified by the Managers of the respective Banks :---
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
8,082,219
5,000,000*
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,
21,838,566
17,000,000
1,104,047
550,000†
TOTAL,
$
31,024,832
22,550,000
Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000.
† Securities with the Crown Agents £125,000.
No. S. 345.-The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation, is published for general information under Section 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911):-
Amount.
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
943
Security.
5% War Loan,
£125,000
6th December, 1918.
A. M. G. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 346.-It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in duplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Road contouring hillside in Wongneichong and Tai Hang Valleys", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 23rd day of December, 1918, for constructing the 1st Section of the Road contouring the hillside in Wongneichong and Tai Hang Valleys.
No work will be permitted on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification, and further particulars apply at this Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
6th December, 1918.
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