BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS
LONDON, Oct. 14. The Bank of England return for the week ended October 13, is as follows: — issue Department Notes Issued— £ In circulation 489.900,000 In banking dept 36,500,000 £526,400,000 Government debt 11,000,000 Other Govt, securities 188,400,000 Other securities 600,000 *200,000,000 Gold coin and bullion 326,400,000 £526,400,000 * Amount of fiduciary issue. Banking Department £ Capital 14,500,000 Rest .. 3,100,000 Deposits— Public 26,100,000 Bankers 92,900,000 Other accounts 36,400,000 £173,000,000 £ Government securities 106,100,000 Discounts, advances 9,300,000 Other securities 20,400,000 Notes and coin 38,200,000 £173,000,000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 24.63 per cent., compared with 23.11 per cent, last week. The Bank of England rate of discount is 2 per cent, to which it was reduced from 2i per cent, on June 30 1932.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 11
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