The Bankers' Magazine, and Journal of the Money Market, Volume 43Richard Groombridge, 1883 - Banks and banking |
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30th June amount annum April ASSETS auditors average bad and doubtful balance-sheet Bank of England Bank of Germany Bank of Ireland Bank of Scotland Bank premises bank's bankers Banking Company Bills discounted bills of exchange brought forward bullion carried forward cash cent chairman cheques coin colonies current accounts decrease deposit accounts deposits directors ditto dividend doubtful debts ending 31st December expenses fixed issues gold Government Gross profits half-year ending 31st head office held Imperial Bank increase interest interim dividend investments Ireland January Joint Stock Banks July liabilities Limited loans London loss account manager meeting Messrs months Old Bank paid past half-year payable payment present Private Banks profit and loss proposed proprietors provision for bad railway re-election rebate on bills received reserve fund retire Scotch Banks securities shareholders shares telegraphic transfers Total Union Bank Wilts and Dorset Yorkshire Bank
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Page 666 - When a bill payable to order on demand is drawn on a banker, and the banker on whom it is drawn pays the bill in good faith and in the ordinary course of business, it is not incumbent on the banker to show that the indorsement of the payee or any subsequent indorsement was made by or under the authority of the person whose indorsement it purports to be, and the banker is deemed to have paid the bill in due course, although such indorsement has been forged or made without authority.
Page 283 - ... properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the company's affairs according to the best of their information and the explanations given to them, and as shown by the books of the company.
Page 610 - The foregoing estimation, made by the Director of the Mint, of the value of the foreign coins above mentioned, I hereby proclaim to be the values of such coins expressed in the money of account of the United States, and to be taken in estimating the values of all foreign merchandise, made out in any of said currencies, imported on or after January 1, 1884. CHAS. J. FOLGER, Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 58 - ... in every such report shall state whether, in his or their opinion, the balance-sheet referred to in the report is a full and fair balance-sheet properly drawn up, so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the company's affairs, as shown by the books of the company ; and such report shall be read before the company in general meeting.
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Page 380 - Banks for the four weeks ending as above, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation Of these Banks during the past month, viz. : — Average Circulation of the Irish Banks...
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Page 39 - ... of the indorsement, before paying a check payable to his order; and indeed some of the authorities seem to justify a bank or banker in calling on the holder of such a bill or check, when it is reasonable to do so, to furnish proof that the indorsement is the genuine one of the payee; but in this case neither of these things was required or asked; there was no demand by the bank for proof of the signature, nor for a reasonable delay to satisfy itself of the genuineness of the indorsement, but...
Page 384 - Board, if satisfied with the security, shall certify that his appointment has been duly made, unless they object to the appointment on the ground that it has not been made in good faith by a majority in value of the creditors voting, or that the person appointed is not fit to act as trustee, or that his connection with or relation to the bankrupt or his estate or any particular creditor makes it difficult for him to act with impartiality in the interests of the creditors generally.