Chapter XXV: Appendix: A

The following pre-war Bank of England return, of June 24th, 1914, may be regarded as a normal return, and it can be compared with the abnormal return appearing in Chapter IX.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

£ £
Notes issued 56,753,275 | Government debt 11,015,100
| Other securities 7,434,900
| Gold coin and bullion 38,303,275
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56,753,275 | 56,753,275
========== | ==========

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

£ £
Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 | Government securities 11,046,570
Rest 3,160,254 | Other securities 39,994,619
Public deposits 18,074,214 | Notes 28,050,150
Other deposits 44,915,911 | Gold and silver coin 1,624,988
Seven-day and other |
bills 12,948 |
---------- | ----------
80,716,327 | 80,716,327
========== | ==========

The proportion of the reserve this week was 47⅛ per cent.