98 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM
The following are statistics of trustees' savings-banks : —
—
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
United Kingdom l
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1, Capital
£
5,677,539
730,752
6,819,089
29,136,482
91,639
19,100
203,111
741,630
£
2,973,494
249,086
2,761,860
10,478,773
£ 355,457 45,703 500,552
1,886,722
£
9,098,129
1,044,641
10,284,612
42,243,607
^Received . ifiQ.Jint. cred. ^^^^IPaid. .
!, Capital
6,351,965
726,731
6,827,435
29,387,736
87,895
17,160
147,503
699,182
3,473,213
263,469
2,824,964
11,390,491
441,376
46,534
377,137
1,997,495
10,354,449
1,053,894
10,177,039
43,474,904
rReceived . iQQ^-Jlnt. cred. ^^^Mpaid. .
V Capital
6,531,154
735,808
6,676,659
29,978,039
77,249
15,858
145,214
647,075
4,016,439
294,548
3,101,308
12,600,170
457,748
48,619
416,465
2,087,397
11,082,590
1,094,833
10,339,646
45,312,681
r Received . . QQ^ Int. cred. ^^^^]Paid. .
(.Capital
6,848,889
736,656
7,640,072
29,923,512
83,546
15,718
97,577
648,762
4,623,017
324,025
3,601,013
13 946,199
468,677
50,657
425,517
2,181,214
12,024,129
1,127,056
11,764,179
46,699,687"
[■Received , , Qf.M Int. cred. '^^MPaid. .
(.Capital
6,862,737
748,778
6,840,228
30,694,799
81,984
15,840
93,957
652,629
4,608,836
347,452
4,037,215
14,865,272
461,999
52,640
443,756
2,252,097
12,015,556
1,164,710
11,415,156
48,464,797
1 Including Channel Islands.
The payments include purchases of Government Stock for depositors, and the capital is exclusive of Government Stock held for depositors.
Money, Weights, and Measures.
The sovereign weighs 123 '274 grains, or 7 "9881 grammes, "916 (or eleven- twelfths) fine, and consequently it contains 113 '001 grains or 7 '3224 grammes of fine gold.
The shilling weighs 87 "27 grains or 5 "6552 grammes, "925 (or thirty-seven- fortieths) fine, and thus contains 80*727 grains or 5*231 grammes of fine silver.
Bronze coins consist of a mixture of copper, tin, and zinc. The penny weighs 145 "83 grains, or 9*45 grammes.
The standard of value is gold. Silver is legal tender up to 40 shillings ; bronze up to 12d., but farthings only up to 6d. Bank of England notes are legal tender.
Standard units are : of length the standard yard, of weight the standard pound of 7,000 grains (the pound troy having 5,760 grains), of capacity the standard gallon containing 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at 62° F., the barometer at 30 inches. On these units all other legal weights and measures are based.
