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 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

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(.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.