The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

DIItECTORS.

Charles Butler, Esq., of the late firm of H. and J. Johnston
and Co., London.
Alexander Fraser, Esq., London, of Maclaine, Watson, and
Co., Batavia.
A. Heotar, Esq., of A. Hector and Co., London and Tagdad.
James M'Master, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking
Company.
Robert M'Kerrell, Esq., 45, Inverness-terrace, of Scott and
Co., Mauritius.
John Paterson, Esq., Chairman of the Standard Bank of
British South Africa.
John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank.

BANKERS.
The Alliance Bank, London, Liverpool, and Manchester.
The Merchant Banking Compa y of London, Cannon-street.

BROKERS.
Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street.
SECRETARY, PRO TEM.
•
B. W. Ball, Esq.
OFFICES.

Merchant Bulling Company of London, 28, Cannon-street.

PROSPECTUS.

Although within the past few years considerable addition
has been made to the banking capital of our great Eastern
possessions, it must still be admitted that in India, China, 1
Japan, and Australia, as well as in the Eastern Archipelago
generally, business has greatly outrun existing banking ac-
commodation, and the necessity atain presses hard and
severe upon trade in these parts for greatly increased mone-
tary facilities.
To meet this necessity in some measure, the British and
Netherlands India Bank is established; and, a though it takes
powers in its Articles of Association to enter upon any por-
tion of the wide field before it, not only in India, China, and
Australia, but also in the Eastern Archipelago, yet its first
operations will be directed to those parts which have been
chiefly neglected by the newly-created kindred institutions.
Chief among these fields in India will be the Madras Presi-
dency, and some estimate may be formed of its value when it
is stat d that the import and export trade of Southern India
have more than doubled within the last five years, and the
extension of the railway system to that portion of Asia, and
the application of European capital to the development of its
great resources, as a coffee, cotton, and tea growing territory,
have increased its productive power to such exteut that a
great addition of banking capital is absolutely necessary to
meet the legitimate requirements of commerce.
The British and Netherlands India Bank will also, without
loss of time, estab ish branches in China, Japan; and Batavia,
and arrangements are contemplated with an Australian.
Bank, by which its operations will likewise be effectually ex-
tended to that field.
As a profitable investment the British and Netherlands
India Bank offers a very desirable opportunity. It will com-
mence operations under promises of very valuable and most
extensive support ; and at a time ashen the joint-stock prin-
ciple in banking is penetrating with new ease every part of
the rich fields prisented in the East, itparticipate at
once in that very lucrative business which was once the
monopoly of native discounters.
Every description of exchange banking business will also
be undertaken by the British and Netherlands India Bank,
and it will constitute a peculiar feature of the Company, that
under satisfactory securities it will issue credits to producers,
through which large commissions are made to the bank.
No promotion money will be given in the establishment of
the British and Netherlands India Bank. The preliminary
expenses will be confined to necessary disbursements.
The remuneration of the Directors left to the shareholders.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained of the Brokers, Bankers, and at the Temporary
Offices of the Company; but no application for shares will be
considered unldss a denosit of .£1 per share has been pre-
viously paid to the Bankers of the Company.
The Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of the
Company.
In the event of no allotment being made the deposit will be
returned without deduction ; and st ould the number allotted
be less than the number applied for, the payment in excess
Will be applied towards the amount due.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To be retained by the Bankers.

No
To the Director's of the British and Netherl nds India Bank
(Ld).
Gentlemen,—Having, paid to your Bankers the sum of
£ , being a deposit o!
£1 per share on shares in
the above Company, I hereby
request that you will allot me
that number, and I agree to beeme a member of the Com-
pany in respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num-
ber you may allot me ; and to pay on allotment the further
deposit of £4 per share thereon, and I request that nay name
may be placed on the Register of Members for the shares so
allotted.

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