MATCHES AND POUNDS
'With a gold "reserve of losh than .■£200,000,1100. currency and credit, transactions dealing with a national income of over £4,000,000,000 hnvo been successfully dealt with in one year, and in the same year ' the Bankers' Clearing llou.se turnover was well over £40,000,000,000; from which one can gather the enormous importance of English bunking- in assisting- in carrying on world trade. Incidentally, J may mention, that in that vear (he French match monopoly made' #',000,000,000 matches, .
"ft is not of great importance, but it gives SOrn'o idea of the number of pounds."—Mr. Marcus ►Samuel, M.P., ia th'o House of Commons, London.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 11
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103MATCHES AND POUNDS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 11
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