STATEMENT OF THE SCOTCH BANKS AS AT 1845, WITH THE CIRCULATION AS AUTHORISED UNDER ACT 8 & 9 VICT., c. 38. * From this sum of 363 13,156 11,240,000 £3,087,209* £3,087,209 Deduct the Authorised Circulation of the Ayrshire Banking Company, £53,656; of the Western Bank of Scotland, £284,282; and of the City of Glasgow Bank, £72,921 (which have lapsed) 410,859 .. And there remains the Authorised Circulation as at 1881 £2,676,350 BANKS OF ISSUE EXISTING IN SCOTLAND AT THE TIME OF THE PASSING OF THE ACT OF 1845, BUT WHICH DO NOT NOW EXIST (1881). 6 Central Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland 1868 £53,656 Western Bank 1845 1857 1878 PAID UP CAPITAL OF THE SCOTCH BANKS AT EACH DECENNIAL PERIOD FROM 1845 TO 1875 AND AT 1881. £ £ 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 600,000 600,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 5 National Bank of Scotland 1,000,000 Union Bank of Scotland .. 1,000,000 7 Clydesdale Banking Com pany .. 8 City of Glasgow Bank 9 Aberdeen Town and County 10 North of Scotland Banking Company 562,680 807,380 900,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 156,000 252,000 252,000 280,000 383,888 400,000 11 Caledonian Banking Com pany 125,000 125,000 125,000 150,000 150,000 13 12 Dundee Banking Company Perth Banking Company 14 Aberdeen Banking Company 142,370 15 Eastern Bank of Scotland.. 131,790 121,140 17 Central Bank of Scotland.. 53,700 18 Ayrshire Banking Company 50,000 19 Western Bank of Scotland.. 1,305,160 1,500,000 62,500 100,000 TOTAL DEPOSITS OF THE SCOTCH BANKS AT EACH DECENNIAL PERIOD FROM 1845 To 1875, AND IN 1881. Total increase since 1845, £45,025,985, being at the rate of £1,250,722 per annum, NUMBER OF DEPOSIT CUSTOMERS OF THE SCOTCH BANKS, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNTS AT THEIR CREDIT IN SCOTLAND, 1874-5. NOTE.-Five of the Banks have stated Deposit Receipt Holders separately from Current Account Holders, the average being 75 per cent. of the former, and 25 per cent, of the latter. |