CO129-555-6 Banking crisis 24-9-1935 - 18-10-1935 — Page 32

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fixed deposit and the remainder on current account.

It

will be seen that the 56 local Banks have total deposits of £P.3,050,254 of which £P.926,328 is on fixed deposit and

£P.2,123,926 is on current Account.

information is set out below:-

The relative

Fixed Deposits

£P.

Current Account £P.

Total

The 8 Banks whose

paid-up capital or

own funds" is

£P.25,000 or over

Commercial Banks

208,590

490,655

699,245

Co-operative

Societies

Total

370,795

£P. 579,385

632,563

1.123,218

1,003,358

1.702.603

The 6 Banks whose

paid-up capital or

own funds" is

£P.10,000 or over but under £P.25,000

Commercial Banks

140,155

441,049

581,204

Co-operative

Societies

63,936

169.806

233,742

Total

EP.

204.091

610.855

814,946

The 42 Banks whose paid-up capital or

own funds" is

less than £P.10,000

Commercial Banks

78,346

194,081

272,427

Credit Banks

5,649

5,649

Co-operative

Societies

Total

64,506

190,123

254.629

£P.

142,852

389.853

532,705

Total of 56 Banks

EP.

926,328

2,123,926

3,050,254

These figures indicate that at the 31st December

last of the total deposits 76% was held by foreign Banks and 24% by local Banks; of fixed deposits 69% was with foreign

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