BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS
LONDON, Oct. 15. The Bank of England return for the week ended October 14, is as follows: Issue Department Notes issued— £ In circulation 446,400,000 In banking dept 62,300,000 508,700,000 £ Government debt 11,000,000 Other Govt, securities 247,200,000 Other securities 1,600,000 Silver coin 200,000 * *260,000,000 Gold coin and bullion 248,700,000 508,700,000 •Amount of fiduciary issue. Banking Department £ Capital 14,500,000 Rest 3,100,000 Deposits— Public 31,600,000 Bankers - 82,200,000 Other accounts 41,300,000 172,700,000 £ Government securities 80,400,000 Discount, advances 9,600,000 Other securities 19,400,000 Notes and coin 63,300,000 172,700,000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 40.88 per cent., compared with 39.30 per cent. last week. The Bank of England rate of discount is 2 per cent., to which it was reduced from 23 per cent, on June 20, 1932.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 11
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