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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM
Year
Gold Money issued
Silver Money issued
Bronze
Money issued
British Gold Coin
British Silver Coin
Imported
Exported
Imported Exported
1878 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897
£ 2,265,100 9,266,251 5,678,100 3,810,636 4,808,860 1,778,437
£
567,328 1,008,971
942,856 1,196,168 1,235,161
982,001
£ 39,205 46,664 33,485 40,995 122,860 107,230
£ 6,566,001 9,405,544 8,259,775 8,936,391 6,867,592 13,708,376
£ 3,544,882 7,168,665 2,715,468 12,778,259 4,921,816 7,356,901
£ £ 151,139 184,494 173,916 354,889 200,944 277,850 165,216 408,231 119,6491 412,624 136,722 283,651
There is no State bank in the United Kingdom, but the Bank of England, the Bank of Scotland, and the Bank of Ireland have royal charters, and the first and the last lend money to the Government. The following are some statistics of the Bank of England for December of the years stated :—
Year
Issue Department
Banking Department
1
Capital
Deposits
Notes in Coin in
Securities Bullion
and
and
Securities
the ' Re- the ' Re-
' Best '
Post Bills
serve'
serve '
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000
1844
28,152
14,000
14,152
17,664
16,391
24,304
8,960
791
1864
28,036
14,650
13,386
17,910
22,078
30,611
8,663
714
1874
35,784
15,000
20,784
17,646
26,761
34,056
9,642
709
1884
35,562
15,750
19,812
17,669
34,206
40,467
10,525
883
1894
47,065
16,800
30,265
17,720
37,223
31,272
21,389
2,282
1896
48,935
16,800
32,135
17,745
54,866
48,316
22,271^
2,024
1897
45,462
16,800
28,662
17,709
46,623
44,296
17,914
2,122
1898
44,225
16,800
27,425 1
17,690 43,502
42,361
16,919
1,913
The following are some statistics of the joint-stock banks (including the national banks) of England, Scotland, and Ireland for June 30 of the y^'^rs stated : —
—
1894
1895
£1,000
485,277 144,163
1896
1897
1898
England and "Wales : — Deposits
Cash in hand and at call Reserve Notes in Bank
£1,000
445,158 132,999
£1,000
564,538 173,892
£1,000
565,006 160,881
£1,000
596,794 170,082
of England Scotland : —
28,220
25,983
36,552
23,037
24,695
Deposits Notes
Cash and at call , Ireland : —
92,091
6,553
21,005
93,489
6,733
22,165
94,338
7,275
21,938
95,882
7,370
22,452
96,617
7,486
22,448
Deposits
Notes ....
Cash and at call .
41,670
5,812
10,051
43,613
5,830
10,642
45,566
5,907
10,214
45,580 5,795 8,921
46,083 5,657 8,571
