To the Editor of the "Nontn-Cumva Dalny News"
Six,—My desire to relieve Anxious AND CURIOUS to some extent of his anxiety and curiosity and to supplement Y, K. Liv's letter of Jan, 29 prompts me to write these paragraphs and request the kindness of your columns for their publication, While it must be understood that no attempt at any sort of a complete and exhaustive treatise is here made, I venture to offer information on this subject to the best of my knowledge and ability.
Wei Wah is a form of currency, primarily adopted by native banks. First of all let me dismiss any doubt, in case any exists, by saying that with the exception of a few technical differences the Wei Wah currency is equal in value to the National Dollar currency. The system has developed from the time-long practice followed by native banks of settling balances after clearing by a process of "Book Transfer," instead Of the transportation of specie. Following this system, payment against all: cheques and bank orders (usually referred tọ as, native cheques and native orders) are made by "Book Transfer," which may stand as the nearest translation of Wei Wah. Thus Wei Wah is "Book Transfer" money as different from Cash. The holder of a native cheque or native order cannot cash it On the day that it is dated, but on the day next after the due date. It is therefore clear that
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