PRACTICAL BANKING. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. Elementary questions on— Banking its Nature and Functions. Principal Features distinguishing the various Classes of Banks. Definitions of Banking and Mercantile terms. Questions on FINAL EXAMINATION. The Ordinary Practice of Bankers in regard to (a) Cash Accounts. (b) Bills Discounted. (c) Advances. (d) Deposit of valuables. The Connection between a Country Bank and its London The Bank of England: its Relation to Government, the Issue of Notes-England, Scotland, and Ireland. Banking Investments. Advances upon Securities. Exchanges. Commercial Crises. Books recommended, but not regarded as obligatory : Gilbart's Principles and Practice of Banking (16s.). Hankey's Principles of Banking. Somers' Scotch Banks and their System of Issue (7s. 6d.). R. H. Inglis Palgrave's Notes on Banking. Seyd's Bullion and Foreign Exchanges. Macleod's Theory and Practice of Banking. Macleod's Elements of Banking. Journal of the Institute of Bankers. Copies of the papers set at the last Examination may be found in the Journal of the Institute for June, 1883. NOTES ON RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. Arbitrages et Parités.* THE author of this well-known work has brought out a sixth edition, rapidly following upon a fifth last year. The general arrangement remains the same. Under each of the chief exchange cities of the world, forming a series of chapters in alphabetical order, are given all particulars of foreign exchange and Bourse usages, as well as special customs of each city; the monetary laws regulating coinage, and the gold and silver parities of national moneys; also a great abundance of ready reckonings, based on fixed exchanges, prevalent quotations of stock, &c. The special feature of the present edition is a summarised history of coinage legislation throughout commercial centres, from the year 1786 down to 1883, and supplementary chapters on the actual condition of most metallic currencies of the globe, all of which will be found interesting to those who attach due importance to the maintenance of the precious metals as the basis of money. In the course of his opening remarks the author gives tables of sixteen countries with the double standard, eight with the single gold standard, and six with the single silver standard, of which the united metallic circulation amounts to some £1,520,000,000, about equally divided between gold and silver. * Ottoman Haupt, Paris. |