| The History and Principles of Banking:--- |
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The Origin and Progress of Banking |
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The Rise of Banking in England |
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9 | (12) |
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The History of the Bank of England |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (5) |
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77 | (5) |
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82 | (4) |
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86 | (7) |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (11) |
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109 | (20) |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (5) |
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139 | (6) |
| Part I.---Of Practical Banking:--- |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (8) |
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155 | (5) |
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The General Administration of a Bank |
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160 | (20) |
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The Administration of a Bank with Regard to Proceedings on Bills of Exchange |
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180 | (21) |
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The Administration of a Bank with Regard to the Employment of its Surplus Funds |
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201 | (12) |
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The Administration of a Bank During a Season of Pressure |
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213 | (13) |
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The Administration of a Bank Under the Act of 1844 |
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226 | (28) |
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The Administration of the Banking Department of the Bank of England |
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254 | (23) |
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The Panics of 1857 and of 1866 |
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277 | (32) |
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The Administration of Joint-Stock Banks, with an Inquiry into the Causes of Their Failures |
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309 | (36) |
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The Administration of the Office |
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345 | (30) |
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375 | (44) |
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419 | (6) |
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425 | (3) |
| Part II.---Of Banking Institutions |
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428 | (18) |
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The London Private Bankers |
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446 | (16) |
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Joint-Stock Banks in London |
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462 | (8) |
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The Country Private Banks |
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470 | (19) |
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489 | (34) |
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523 | (47) |
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The Moral and Religious Duties of Banking Companies |
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570 | (23) |
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Ten Minutes' Advice About Keeping a Banker |
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593 | (10) |
| Appendix |
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| Introduction to Seventh Edition |
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| Introduction to Sixth Edition |
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1 | (5) |
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6 | (8) |
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The Testimony of a Balance-sheet |
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14 | (13) |
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The Credit of Limited Companies |
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27 | (5) |
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32 | (12) |
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44 | (6) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (5) |
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59 | (5) |
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64 | (6) |
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70 | (9) |
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79 | (6) |
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85 | (6) |
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91 | (34) |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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Securities which are not Security: |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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Securities involving Liability |
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120 | (5) |
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125 | (35) |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (5) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (27) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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Subscriptions and Charities |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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Instructions from Head Office |
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183 | (1) |
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Managerial Responsibility |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (5) |
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197 | (5) |
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The Office of Chief Manager |
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202 | (29) |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (6) |
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217 | (3) |
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Composition of the Reserve |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (4) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (22) |
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243 | (4) |
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247 | (10) |
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257 | (5) |
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262 | (17) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (6) |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (7) |
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Rights and Duties of Shareholders |
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296 | (10) |
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| THE ENGLISH BANKING SYSTEM |
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23 | (18) |
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41 | (9) |
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50 | (3) |
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The merchant bankers and accepting houses |
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53 | (5) |
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The postal and trustee savings banks |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (4) |
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Law and Custom in the English System |
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66 | (12) |
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The English joint-stock banks |
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78 | (15) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (4) |
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The Banking Business in England and Scotland: |
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99 | (6) |
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105 | (1) |
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English banking associations |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (2) |
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The London Stock Exchange: |
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The institution of the jobber |
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111 | (9) |
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Constitution and membership |
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120 | (7) |
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The government of the exchange |
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127 | (1) |
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The settlement and other details |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (17) |
| THE HISTORY OF THE SEPARATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND |
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Sir R. H. Inglish Palgrave |
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History of the Separation |
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149 | (33) |
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Separation of the Two Departments and the Rate of Discount |
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182 | (20) |
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Correspondence Between the Government and the Bank of England During the Crises of 1847, 1857, and 1866 |
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202 | (19) |
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Extracts from Evidence and Reports of Committees of the House of Lords and the House of Commons on the Division of the Departments |
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221 | (22) |
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Remarks on the Bank Act of 1844 by the Late Dr. N. G. Pierson, Sometime President of the Bank of the Netherlands |
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243 | (19) |
| ENGLISH BANKING ORGANIZATIONS |
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262 | (5) |
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| THE LONDON BANKERS CLEARING HOUSE |
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Bills, checks, etc., paid at the bankers clearing house in London, 1899-1908 |
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292 | (1) |
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The average daily clearings, 1868-1908 |
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293 | (1) |
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Statistics of the bankers clearing house from 1868-1908 |
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| Preface |
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1 | (21) |
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22 | (19) |
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Bills of Exchange (Inland) |
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41 | (23) |
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Bills of Exchange (Foreign) |
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64 | (15) |
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Operations on Current Account |
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79 | (24) |
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The Bankers' Clearing House |
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103 | (23) |
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126 | (13) |
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139 | (26) |
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The Gratuitous Services of Bankers |
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165 | (9) |
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174 | (17) |
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191 | (18) |
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209 | (13) |
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222 | (16) |
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Fluctuations in Rates of Exchange |
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238 | (13) |
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251 | (4) |
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255 | (4) |
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Various Systems of Iegal Tender |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (5) |
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Adoption of the Gold Standard in the United Kingdom |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (7) |
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Effect of the Gold Discoveries |
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280 | (6) |
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The Relation Between Money, Credit, and Prices |
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286 | (11) |
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The Function and Limits of Speculation |
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297 | (8) |
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305 | (22) |
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Paper Money---Its Dangers and Methods of Regulation |
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327 | (9) |
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Rise and Development of Banking in England |
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336 | (8) |
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Rise and Development of Banking in England (II) |
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344 | (10) |
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Rise and Development of Banking in England (III) |
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354 | (7) |
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The London Stock Exchange |
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361 | (12) |
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373 | (5) |
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378 | (20) |
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Books Recording Liabilities |
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398 | (17) |
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Main Cash Book and General Ledger |
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415 | (3) |
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Inter-Branch Transactions and Branch Returns |
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418 | (4) |
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Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet |
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422 | (8) |
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Some of the Principal Banking Instruments Traced Through the Books |
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430 | (5) |
| Index |
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| Preface |
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| Introductory Historical Note |
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| PART I |
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Historical Survey, 1825--1843 |
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1 | (7) |
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Historical Survey, 1844--1861 |
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8 | (22) |
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Historical Survey, 1862--1889 |
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30 | (17) |
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Historical Survey, 1890--1902 |
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47 | (16) |
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Historical Survey, 1903-1924 |
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63 | (32) |
| PART II |
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Effects of Amalgamation. (Mainly Statistical) |
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95 | (21) |
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Effects of Amalgamation (continued) |
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116 | (25) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Amalgamation |
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141 | (28) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Amalgamation (continued) |
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169 | (18) |
| Conclusions and Remedies |
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187 | (6) |
| Appendix I---Chronological Table of Amalgamations |
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193 | (3) |
| Appendix II---List of Amalgmations Effected in the Period 1825-1924 |
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196 | (22) |
| Appendix III---Report of Treasury Committee on Bank Amalgamations (Colwyn Committee) |
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218 | (31) |
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26 | (53) |
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The English Banking System |
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79 | (13) |
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92 | (18) |
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110 | (31) |
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141 | (13) |
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154 | (26) |
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180 | (21) |
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201 | (24) |
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225 | (24) |
| Bibliography |
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249 | (2) |
| Index |
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