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BANKS
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BANKING HOUSES.
Bank of Scotland, 2 St. Vincent Place. — John
Bisset, manager ; J. T. Macdonald, sub-manager ;
John Scotland, accountant; W. B. Mellish, A. A. G.
Johnston, and R. J. Gourlay, sign pro manager.
British Linen Bank, Queen Street. —Walter
Ritchie, agent ; Thomas Howatson, sub-agent ; J.
D. Gulland, accountant ; John Cook, assistant
accountant ; W. Hamilton, signs pro agent ; T.
Marshall, P. R. Gilbert, W. K. Barbour, William
Wilson, and William Mackinnon, tellers. Draw
and issue letters of credit on their London office,
Threadneedle Street.
Commercial Bank of Scotland, Limited,
113, 115 Buchanan Street. — Agent, David Rennie ;
assistant agent, Archibald Cameron; accountant,
William Cochrane; cashier, J. D. Muir; James
C. Nicol signs official documents pro agent.
The Clydesdale Bank, Ltd., Head Office, 30
St. Vincent PI., Glasgow. — General manager, John
Henderson ; assistant-manager, Alexander Wardlaw;
secretary, F. Tod ; accountant, Duncan Dewar ;
cashier, Robert Orr ; assistant secretary, Robert
W.Jack; assistant accountant, John Riddet; branch
department, George R. Wilson, assistant superin-
tendent of branches ; inspectors, J. Fleming, Robert
S. Morris, Frank M. Inglis, and Herbert W. Lane ;
assistant inspectors, Alex. M'Millan and Robert R.
M'Naught ; tellers, J. C. Rankine, Arch. Henderson,
Henry A. Smith, Peter Smith, and James Adam.
London Office — 30 Lombard St., E.C.; J. Cragg,
manager; W. Lochhead, assistant>manager; David
Young, accountant. London Bankers — Bank of
England ; Lloyds Bank (Limited). The correspon-
dents are : — Halifax Joint Stock Banking Co. (Ltd.) ;
Lloyds' Bank (Ltd.) ; London City & Midland Bank
(Ltd.) ; Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co.
(Limited); Union Bank of Manchester (Limited);
Parr's Bank (Limited); National Provincial Bank
of England (Ltd.); Sheffield Banking Co. (Ltd.);
Bank of Whitehaven (Ltd.); London Joint Stock
Bank (Ltd.); Belfast Banking Co. (Limited);
Hibernian Bank (Limited) ; National Bank (Ltd.) ;
Royal Bank of Ireland (Limited); Ulster Bank
(Limited) ; Drafts are granted on certain branches
of the Bank of Scotland ; Royal Bank of Scotland ;
British Linen Bank ; Commercial Bank of Scotland
(Ltd.) ; National Bank of Scotland (Ltd.) ; North of
Scotland and Town and County Bank (Limited);
Union Bank of Scotland (Limited). Foreign Corres-
pondents — Bank of Montreal; Bank of British
North America; National Bank of New Zealand
(Limited) ; Union Bank of Australia (Limited) ;
Standard Bank of South Africa (Limited).
Mercantile Bank of Scotland, Ltd., 44
Bath Street ; established, 1889.-— William C. Rodger,
woy. London correspondents— Tho Birkbeck Bank.
The Provident Bank of Scotland (Ltd.),
178 and 180 Ingram Street (Established to provide
banking facilities for the people). — John S. Gavin,
F.S.A.A., Secretary and Manager. Deposit agencies
in Edinburgh, Greenock, Carluke, and Coatbridge.
2 per cent, interest is allowed on current accounts
(minimum monthly balance), and on deposit receipts
at 14 days' notice 3 per cent., 12 months or longer
4 per cent. Savings Bank Deposits 3 per cent.
Cheque Books provided. Advances made on approved
security, and all banking business transacted.
London correspondents — The Birkbeck Bank.
Union Bank of Scotland, Limited, Head Office,
191 Ingram St., Glasgow. — Arthur C. D. Gairdner,
general manager ; Robert Downie, assistant manager
and cashier ; Geo. H. Moritz, secretary; Alex. Millikin,
assistant secretary ; John Alexander, accountant ;
George Y. Henderson, assistant accountant; John G.
Keith, superintendent of branches; Daniel M. Bisset,
assistant superintendent of branches. Edinburgh, 64
George Street — William Graham, manager ; John A.
Ingram, secretary ; Wm. Innes, accountant. London
office, 62 Cornhill, E.C. — George J. Scott, manager ;
Thomas Henderson, assistant manager. The bank
draws on London office; Bank of England; Coutts &
Co., London; Glyn & Co., London; Beckett & Co.,
Leeds; Halifax Commercial Banking Co. (Limited);
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Co. (Ltd.);
Lloyd's Bank (Limited); London and Provincial
Bank (Limited) ; London City and Midland Bank
(Limited) ; Manchester and County Bank (Limited) ;
Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Co.
(Limited); National Provincial Bank of England
(Limited) ; North-Eastern Banking Co. (Limited) ;
Parr's Bank (Limited); Sheffield Banking Co.
(Limited) ; Williams Deacon's Bank (Limited) ;
Bank of Ireland; Belfast Banking Co. (Limited);
National Bank (Limited) ; Northern Banking Co.
(Limited) ; Provincial Bank of Ireland (Limited) ;
Ulster Bank (Ltd.); Bank of Adelaide; Bank of
Australasia ; Bank of British North America; Bank
of Montreal ; Bank of New Zealand ; Canadian Bank
of Commerce; Den Danske Landmandsbank, Copen-
hagen ; De Rothschild Freres, Paris ; Hanover
National Bank of the City of New York, New York ;
Standard Bank of South Africa (Limited) ; Union
Bank of Australia (Limited) ; and on any town in
the United States of America where there is a bank.
Also issues drafts on certain branches of the other
Scotch banks, and on all the principal cities of
the world. Negotiates bills on all towns in Great
Britain and Ireland where there is a banker. la
also agent for London Joint Stock Bank (Ltd.), Gt.
Tower St, London ; Hibernian Bank (Ltd.) ; Munster
and Leinster Bank (Ltd.) ; Credit Lyonnais, Paris ;
Irving National Exchange Bank, New York ; Knauth
Nachod & Ktthne ; Munroe & Co., Paris. Also issues
Circular Letters of Credit, available at various places
throughout the world.