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of returns to the

154. The Board shall also, if and whenever so required by the Furnishing Governor, produce and submit to him or to such persons as he shall appoint for that purpose for his or their inspection and examinations, the several Governor returns from which such general yearly statement is prepared, and such further information as to the state and proceedings of the establishments of the Bank as the Governor shall, from time to time, require to be furnished.

Notice.

155.—(1) Any notice to be given by the Bank to shareholders either generally or individually shall be sufficiently given by advertisement once at least in one or more daily newspapers printed and circulating in the Colony.

Notices

to share- holders to

be given by

advertise- ment.

Proof of

(2) The production in any Court of Justice of any such newspaper containing any such advertisement shall be sufficient proof of the giving of such notice. any such notice as regards all persons and for every purpose.

shareholders

156. Notices to be given on the part of shareholders to the Bank shall Notices by be left at or sent through the post to the Chief Manager and addressed to the Head Office.

157. Every person who by operation of law, transfer, transmission, or other means whatsoever, shall become entitled to any share, shall be bound by every notice in respect of such share which, previously to his name and address being entered upon the shareholders' register shall have been duly given to the party from whom he derives his title to such share.

158. The signature to any notice to be given by the Bank may be in writing or printed or lithographed or stamped.

159. Where a given number of days' notice, or notice extending over any other period, is required to be given, the date on which the advertise- ment first appears shall be counted ir such number of days or other period.

Shareholders not entitled to certain information.

to bank.

Transferee bound by notice.

How notice

to be signed.

How time

to be counted.

Shareholder not to be

160. No shareholder shall be entitled to require discovery of or any information respecting any detail of the Bank's trading, or banking business entitled or any matter which is or may be a business secret or which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Bank if in the opinion of the Board it will be inexpedient in the general interests of the shareholders to give the information required.

Indemnity. Individual Responsibility.

161. Every Member of the Board, or of any Committee thereof, Member of any Local Committee, Chief Manager, Inspector, Manager, Sub- Manager, Agent, Sub-Agent, Chief Accountant, Accountant, or

or other European officer of the Bank, his heirs, executors and administrators shall he indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Bank from and against all costs, charges, losses, damages, and expenses whatsoever, which any such person as aforesaid may incur or become liable to by reason of any contract entered into, or act or thing done by him in the proper exe- cution of his own respective powers, duties, office and trust; and every such person as aforesaid his heirs, executors and administrators shall be in- demnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Bank from and against all actions suits claims and demands whatsoever brought or made against him or them in respect of any engagement or any liability of the Bank, except such as may be incurred or occasioned by or through his own dishonesty or negligence.

to certain confidential information.

Indemnity officers, etc.

of directors,

Individual responsi-

No such person as aforesaid shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the other or others of them, or for joining in any bility. receipt or other act for conformity, or for any person with or to whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Bank shall be lodged or deposited for safe custody or shall come, or for any loss or expense happening to the