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 MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES

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In November, 1911, the trustee savings-hanks had 1,849,043 accounts open, of which 1,187,656 were in England, 14,494 in Wales, 590,398 in Scotland, and 56,495 in Ireland.

The following are statistics of these savings-banks : —

—

England i

i Wales Scotland

r.-clajui

United Kingdom i

'Received. ,Q^-Jlnt. cred. l^^^lPaid. .

, Capital 2.

7,331,662

794,671

8,128,474

31,373,168

&

90,943

15,962

121,259

648,630

£

5,329,323

436,392

5,306,876

18,212,898

£

466,197

60,866

526,828

2,488,740

£

13,218,125

1,307,891

14,083,437

52,723,436

'Received. To^gjlnt. cred. ^^^^jPaid. .

, Capital ".

7,278,679

779,676

8,710,254

30,394,407

87,633 i 5,479,826

13,355 i 437,068

100,087 1 5,656,976

549,175 118,305,689

448,502

61,586

556,653

2,466,679

13,294,640

1,291,685

15,023,970

51,715,950

'Received. ^Capital ^.

7,403,872

770,261

8,279,486

130,289,054

89,119

13,368

104,117

547,545

5,748,442

454,174

5,668,503

18,839,802

507,951

62,370

531,418

2,505,582

13,749,384

1,300,173

14,583,524

52,181,983

'Received. ^Q.^Jlnt. cred. ^9^<^^Paid. .

ICapitaP.

7,446,782

768,944

8,266.407

30,238,373

54,065 1 5.711,586

12,605 1 459,212

101,402 1 6,039,918

512,813 ;18,970,682

509,629

63,695

532,968

2,545,938

13,722,062

1,304,456

14,940,695

52,267,806

'Received. Int. cred. 191l1 Paid

, Capital ^.

7,764,167

772,020

8,371,930

30,402,630

83,678 5,924,527

12,429 467,685

101,936 5,834,214

506,984 19,528,680

512,014

65,234

528,884

2,594,302

14,284,386

1,317,368

14,836,964

53,032,596

1 Including Channel Islands.

2 Amount due to depositors at 20th November in each year.

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, tiu; 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 not legal tender. The amount of gold coin in the United Kingdom at the end of 1910, including that in banks, is estimated by the Mint to have been 113,000,000Z.

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.