The Bankers' Magazine, and Journal of the Money Market, Volume 31Richard Groombridge, 1871 |
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30th June affairs amount annum assets auditors bad and doubtful balance balance-sheet Bank of England Bank premises bank's bankers Banking Company bills discounted bonds branches carried forward cash cent chairman Cheers Circulation Coleman colonies considered Court Crawley Credit Foncier debentures declared deposit accounts deposits directors Ditto ditto dividend doubtful debts Dover Company expenses favourable free of income-tax gentlemen gross profits half-year half-year ending hear Imperial Land Company increase interest Isadore Meiville Joint-Stock Banks last half-year liabilities liquidators loan London loss account manager Mauritius meeting Messrs Miss Harlingford month ending Old Bank paid paid-up capital payable payment plaintiff present profit and loss proposed proprietors Railway re-election rebate received reserve fund resolution satisfactory Scotch Banks securities shareholders shares Sir Morton Peto Spenscer thought tion Ulster Bank Union Bank United Kingdom vote of thanks WEEK ENDING
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