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.
