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London, England, 1870-02-21 00:00:00

£17,131,240 16 4

Cn.
By cash on hand at head
office and branches,
and with Bank of
England ...............£1,995,538 14 3
By cash placed at call
and at notice, covered
by securities ......... 1,846,023 16 1

Investments, viz. :
By Government and
Guaranteed Stocks 1,370,628 0 7
By other Stocks and
Securities

61,073 10 4

By discounted bills and
advances to custom-
ers in town and
country 9,402,260 8 8
By liabilities of cus-
tomers for drafts ac-
cepted by the bank,
as per contra

By freehold premises in Lombard-street
and Nicholas-lane, freehold and lease-
hold property at the branches, with
fixtures and fittings
By interest paid to customers
By salaries and all other expenses at head
office and branches, including income
tax on profits and salaries

3,841,562 10 4

1,431,701 10 11

11,471,117 6 7

241,342 4 4
44,416 3 7

101,101 0 7

£17,131,240 16 4

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Dn.
To interest paid to customers, as above £14,416 3 7
To expenses, as above lOl,lOl 0 7
To rebate on bills not due, carried to now

account
To dividend of 6 per cent. for the half-

17,291 2 0

ear
Toy bonus of 21-per cent.
To balance carried forward

60,000 0 0
25,000 0 0
8,895 17 5

£256,704 3 7

CR.
By balance brought forward from last

6,225 17 7

account
By gross profit for the half-year, after
making provision for bad and doubt-
ful debts 250,478 6 0

£256,704 3 7
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing
Balance-sheet,) have found the same to be correct.
(Signed) WILLIAM NORMAN,} Auditors.
R. H. SWAINE,

London and County Bank, 27th January, 170.
The foregoing Report having been read by the Secretary,
the following Resolutions were proposed and unanimously
adopted :-
1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed
for the use of the Shareholders.
2. That a Dividend of 6 per cent., together with a Bonus
of 21 per cent., both free of income tax, be declared for the
half-year ending the 31st December, 1869, payable on and
after Monday, the 14th instant, and that the balance of
£8,895175. sd. be carried forward to profit and loss new
account
3. That Frederick Francis, Thomas Stock Cowie, and
Frederick Harrison, Esquires, be re-elected Directors of
this Company.
4. That William Norman, Richard Hinds Swains and ,
William Jardine, Esquires, be elected Auditors for the
current year.
5. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the
Board of Directors for the able manner in which they have
conducted the affairs of the Company.
6. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the
Auditors of tho Company for their services during the
past year.
7. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the
General Manager, and to all the other Officers of the Bank,
for the zeal and ability with which they discharged their
respective duties.
(Signed) W. CHAMPION JONES, Chairman.

The Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved,
and carried unanimously—
F. That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented
to William Champion Jones, Esq., for his able and cour-
teous conduct in the chair.

(Signed) WILLIAM NICOL,
Deputy Chairman.
Extracted from the Minutes.
(Signed) F. CLAPPISON, Secretary.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a DIVIDEND
on the Capital of the Company, at the rate of 6 per cont.
for the half year ending 31st December, 1869, with a
BONUS of 21 per cent., will be paid to the Proprietors
either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or at any of
the Company's Branch Banks, on and after MONDAY, the
14th instant.

By order of the Board.
W. M'KE WAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-street, Feb. 4,1870.