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London, England, 1861-02-09 00:00:00

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LONDON ANA) COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.
Subscribed Capital, 1;1,250,000, in 25,000 Shares. of £5O each;
Paid-up Capital M X 500,000; Reserve Fund, £llO,OOO. '
DIRECTORS.
Thomas Tyringhicin Bernard, John Fleming,, Esq.
Esq., M.P. Edward Hugg ins, Esq.
Philip Patton F,lyth, Esq. Wm. Champion Jones,
' John Wm. Bur:wester, Esq. I James Laming, Esq.
Charles Salisb,uryßutler, Esq., John Henry Lance, Esq..
M.P. William Lee, Esq., BE
William Ce,ry, Esq. William Nicol, Esq., M....P.
GE-sran.r. MANAGER—WiIIiam M`Kewan, Esq.
Head Offic*, 21. Lombard-street (at present temporv,rily at
the South Sea House, Threadneedle-street).
REPORT
Presented to the Shareholders of the London and f!uunty
Bank, at the Half-Yearly Meeting, 7th February,
.tE6I.
WILLIAM NICOL, Esq., M.P., to the Chair
Your Directors have the satisfaction to lay before the Pro-
prietors of the Bank a statement of its affairs for the half-
Year ending the 31st December last.
From the balance-sheet placed before you, wh' .e..h has been
duly audited, it would be apparent that the net profit of the
Bank for the half:year, after the several dedi Lotions of ex-
penses (including income-tax), rebate, interes'z to customers,
and making the required provision for bad ani i 'doubtful debts,
amounts to £48,728145. lid, including the balance brought
forward from the previous June of £8,7013 19s 7d.
From the above the Directors recommend that a Dividend
be now declared of 6 per cent. for the last' half-year, free of
income-tax, which, with 5 per cent. alre:ad ,y paid, will make
11 per cent. for 1860. Your Directors, propose a further
addition of £15,000 to the Reserve „ 'and to place the re-
mainder, £3,728 14s. 11d., to the credit c ff Profit and Loss New
Account,
In consequence of the lamented der Rase of James Andrew
Durham, Esq., early in November le ,fit, the Directors have to
announce that the vacancy thus occ /stoned has been filled up
by the election of Charles Salisbur r Butler, Esq., M.P., to a
neat at the Board.
The Directors retiring by rotat'm are—
John William Bur nester, Esq.,
John Fleming. F sq., and
William Charnriion Jones, Esq.,
all of whom are eligible force-election, and offer themselves
accordingly.
The Dividend will be payable on and after the 18th instant,

BALANCE SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COVNTY
BANKING COMPANY, 31st December, 1860.
To Capital aid-u'
p 5.50r.r,000 0 0
Reserve fund 1710,000 0 0
Amount due by the Bank for Customers'
Balances, &c
Profit and 'loss balance
brought fre,m last account. £8,708 19 7
Gross profit, for the half year
after making provision for
bad and doubtful debts .. 134,721 1 7

143,430 1 2

£6,286,01415 6
CR.
BY cash on hand at head office
r,,nd Branches £645,9394 111
Cash placed at call and at no-
tice 555,'2014 5

Investments,"„vit. : 1,201,259 16 4
Government and Guaranteed
Stocks
Other stocks and Securities

725,150 17 5
Discounted Bills, Notes, anei
temporary advances to Cr.s_
tomers in town and co"on-
try . 3,828,652 11 7
Advances to Customers on
special securities

Freehold premises in Lombard-street and 4,196,652 14 9
Nicholas-lane, freehold and leasehold •
property 'at the Branches, with fixtures
and fittin
Interest paid to Customers 32,391 19 8
salaries and all other expenses at Head
Office and Branches, including income tax
on profits and salaries

£6,286,04415 6
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
DR.
To interest paid to Customers £32,391 19 8
Expenses, as above 50,289 15 11
Rebate on Bills not due, carried to New
Account
Reserve Fund
Dividend of 6 per cent. for the hklf-year....
Balance carried forward to Profit and Loss 30,000 0 0
New Account 3,728 14 11

£143,430 1 2

n.
IT Balance brought forwaC
rd from last ac-
count ... . , X8,70819 7
...
Gross profit for the half-year, after making
provision for bad and 'doubtful debts .... 134,721 1 7

£143,430 1 2
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing Balance-
Meet, and have found the same to be correct.
(Signed) FRED. HARRISON, i Auditors.
HENRY OVERTON,
London and County Bank, Ist February, 1861.
The foregoing Report having been read by the Secretary, the
adopted-
following:— Resolutions were proposed, and unanimously
1. That t'ne Report be rc,eived wk.d .a,,pted, and printed
for the ur e of the Shareholders.
2. That a Dividend of 6 percent. be declared upon the Capi-
tal Stack of the Company, for the Ralf-year ending the 31st
of December, 1860. clear of income tax, payable on and after
3ionday, the 18th of February instant ; that the sum of
415,000 be added to the "Reserve Fund ; " and that the
balance of £3,728 14s. 11d., then remaining, De carried to Pro-
fit and Loss New Account.

3. That the thanks of this Meeting be rsven to the Board
of Directors for the able manner in which, they have conducted
the affairs of the Company.
4. That the thanks of the Morting be presented to the
Auditors of the Company for the, past year.
•
5. That Frederick Harriso
"... Henryl Overton, and John
Wright, Esquires, be re-eleced for the current year.
6. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to William
WKewan, Esq., the Go:feral Manager ; W. J. Norfolk, Esq.,
the Chief inspector; 7(.1„. P. Nichols, Esq., the Secretary; the
Branch Managers, and the other Officers of the Establish-
ment, for the zeal and ability with which they have severally
discharged their, rrspective duties during the past year.
The Eiectio:t of three Directors having been proceeded
With, the ton owing Gentlemen were unanimously re-
elected :

John William Burmester, Esq.,
John Fleming, Esq., and
William Champion Jones. Esq.
(Signed)
rman WILLIAM Chairman.
Me Chai having quitted the ChNICOL air, it, was resolved
az, (i carried unanimously :
That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be presented to
-William Nicol, Esq., M.P., for his able and courteous conduct
in the Chair.
(Signed) W. C. JONES, Deputy Chairman.
Extracted from the minutes.
(Signed) R. P. NICHOLS, Secretary.

LONDON and COUNTY BANKING COM-
PANY.—NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Divi-
dend on the Capital Stock of the Company of 6 per Cent., for
the Half-year ending the 31st Dec., 1860, will be Paid to the
Proprietors either at the Chief (temporary) Office, South Sea
House, Threadneedle-street. or at any of the Company's
13rawah Banks, on and after MONDAY, the 18th instant.

By order of the Board.
W. M‘K EWAN, General Manager.
South Sea House, Threadneedle-street, Feb. 7, IS6I.

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