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BANKING HOUSES.
National Bank of Scotland, Ltd., Queen St.
— Michael Balmain, agent; G. Todii, as-i-tant agent ;
G. Imrie, cashier. Draw on their London Office, 37
Nicholas Lane, London, K.C. ; and have correspondents
in all the principal towns in England and h'eland, on
the Continent, in the Colonies, and elsewhere abroad.
In addition to their own one hundred and seven branches,
grant drafts or letters of credit on most other places in
the United Kingdom. Also issue foreign credits and
circular notes available in all parts of the world, and
negotiate bills in every place in Scotland, England,
Ireland and abroad where there is a bank or banker
London Office, 37 Nicholas Lane, E.C., James
Robertson, manager; Thos. Ness, assist. -manager.
London correspondents — Bank of England, Union
Bank of London, Limited, Gljn & Co., and others.
North British Bank, 248 W. George street.-
Cashier, J. M'Dougall.
EoTAL Bank of Scotland, Royal Exchange Sq.
— Cashier, A. S. Michie ; sub-cashier, Chas. Eraser ;
accountant, Jas. Macara ; Thomas B 11 signs pro
cashier; tellers, J. M'Gibbon, J. A. Fletcher, J. S.
Park, and Wm. Wyse. Draw on London branch,
Bank of England, and Contts & Co., London; Bank
of England branches at Birramghain, Bristol, Hull,
Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Ports-
mouth, and Plymouth ; also on the following banks
and their branches: Bank of Ireland, Belfast Banking
Co. (Lini ), Bradford Banking Company (Limited),
Bolitho & Co., Cumberland Union Bunkmg Company
(Limited), Foster & Co., Halifax and Huddersfield
Union Banking Company (Limited), Lambtun &
Co., Lancaster Banking Co., Llo^ d's Banks (Limited),
London and County Bank (Llm.), Manchester and
Liverpool District Bank (Limited), National Provin-
cial Bank of England (Ltd.), Slicffield and Rother-
ham Joint Stock Banking Co. (Ltd.), Vivian & Co.,
Torquay, Williams & Co., and Woods & Co.
Drafts are also issued on the braticlies of the under-
noted foreign correspondents : Australian Joint Stock
Bank; Bank of British North Ameriia; Bank of New
South Wales; Bank of Nova Scotia; Mercantile
Bank of India (Ltd.); Standard Bank of Souih Africa,
(Ltd.); UnionBank of Australia (Limited) ; and the
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited). London
Office— 123 Bishopsgate Street Within, E.G.
Savings Bank op Glasgow. — Wra. Meikle and
Wm. Miller, actuaries; Geo. H. Mackay, accountant;
Offices — 99 Glassford Street, 86 Briiigeton Cross,
2 Dumbarton Rd., 101 New City Rd , 67 Bridge St.,
703 Govan Rd., Govan, 276 Dumbarton Rt.ad,
Partick, 567 Springburn Rd., and -il Paisley Rd., W.
Open every day from 10 to 3 ; evenings, Monday 6 to 8,
Wednesday 6 to 8, Saturday 6 to 8. This bank
was established in 1836, under Act of Parlia-
ment, " to provide for the safe custody and increase
of small savings belonging to the industrious classes."
Individuals may deposit from Is. te £50 in a year.
Societies may lodge larger sums. Interest is allowed
at the rate of £2 10s per cent. The funds of the bank
amount to £7,007,368 12s. 6d. The number of
depositors is 182,793. Government annuities, from
£4 to £100, may be purchased through this bank.
Union Bank op Scotland, Limited, Head Offices,
191 Ingram St., Glasgow. — General manager, Robert
Bljth; cashier, D. S. Fergusson; secretary, James
Gooiall; assistant secretary, R. Mitchell ; accountant,
George WiMock; superintendent of branches, Wm.
Little. Edinburgh, 64 George Street — manager,
Henry H. Norie; secretary, James Morton;
accountant, John Smith. London office, 62 Comhill,
E.C. ; John A. Fradgley, manager; Andrew Gordon,
assistant manager. The bank draws on London office;
Bank of England ; Glyn & Co., London ; Coutts & Co.,
London ; Provincial Bank of Ireland (Lira.); Belfast
Banking Co. (Limited); Manchester and Liverpool
District Banking Co. (Limited); Williams, Deacon,
and Manchester and Salford Bank (Ltd.); Lambton
& Co.; Bank of British North America; Sheffield
Bankmg Co. (Limited); Sheffield Union Bank-
ing Coiripany (Limited); National Provincial Bank
of England (Limited) ; Yorkshire Banking Company
(Ltd.); Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Co. (Ltd.);
Carlisle City and District Bank (Lim.); County of
Stafford Bank (Ld.), Wolverhampton, Moore & Robin-
son (Limited), Nottingham; Beckett & Co., Leeds;
Hudder.sfield Banking Co. (Limited) ; Cumberland
Union Banking Co. (Limited); Lloyd's Bank (Ld.),
Leicester, Kidderminster, and Northampton ; North of
Scotland Bank (Ld.); North-Eastern Banking Co.
(Ld.) ; De Rothschilds Fr^res, Paris ; J. G. King's
Sons, New York; Union Bank of Australia (Ltd.);
Bank of Montreal ; Bank of Ausrralasia ; Bank
of Adelaide ; Standard Bank of South Africa
(Ltd.); Bank of New Zealand, &c., &c. Negotiates
bills on all towns in Great Britain and Ireland where
there is a banker. Is also agent for Bacon, Cob-
bold, & Co. ; the Bank of Bolton (Limited) ; Cheque
Bank (Lim.), London; the Consolidated Bank (Lim.),
Manchester; Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking
Co. (Ltd.); Lancaster Banking Co. ; Nottingham and
District Bank (Ltd.), Nottingham ; North Western
Bank (Ltd.), Liverpool; Craven Bank (Ltd.); Parr's
Banking Co. & Alliance Bank (Limited), London;
Halifax Commercial Banking Co. (Ld.); London Joint
Stock Bank (Lin ited). Great Tower Street; Barclay,
Bevan, Tritton, Ransom, Bouverie & Co. ; NationaJ
Bank (Lim.); Munroe & Co., Paris; Barclay & Co.;
London and San Francisco Bank (Limited) ;
Sharpies & Co., Luton; Isle of Man Banking Co.
(Limited) ; Bank of Ireland ; Hibernian Bank
(Limited; Munster and Leinster Bink (Limited) :
Northern Banking Co. (Limited); Ul.-ter BaDk'(Ld.)
Also issues drafts on certain branches of the Bank
of Scotland, British Linen Company Bank, Clydesdale
Bank (Limited), Commercial Bank of Scotland
(limited), National Bank of Scotland (Limited),
and Royal Bank of Scotland.