BLADES, EAST & BLADES, Bank-Note and Cheque Printers,

23, ABCHURCH LANE, LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1821.

Messrs. BLADES, EAST & BLADES beg leave to inform BANKERS generally that they have succeeded, after many years' experience, in producing BANKERS' CHEQUES at the lowest possible cost, by a new process, which ensures their perfect safety from forgery, the whole of the Cheque being printed in a specially prepared Protective Ink.

Messrs. BLADES, EAST & BLADES will be happy to supply any information as to prices, &c., by return

of post, on application to

23, ABCHURCH LANE, LOMBARD ST., LONDON.

Export and Manufacturing Stationers and Account Book Makers.

FOREIGN & COLONIAL STATIONERS SUPPLIED.

The Dates of Meetings are distinguished by large black figures.

11 AND 12, CLEMENT'S LANE, E.C.,

LONDON, March, 1883.

NOTICES TO MEMBERS.

MEETINGS

WILL BE HELD IN THE

THEATRE OF THE LONDON INSTITUTION,

FINSBURY CIRCUS, E.C.,

ON

Wednesday, March 21st (1883) Wednesday, May 16th (1888) April 18th

The Annual General Meeting will be held on May 16th previous to the

Ordinary Meeting.

The time at which the chair will be taken will be announced previously to each meeting.

The Council have reason to believe that in the course of the Session the following Papers will be communicated to the Institute :

"Notes on the Government Bankruptcy Bill."

By JOHN SMITH, Esq., Fellow of the Institute.

"The Probable Results of the Appreciation of Gold."
By the Right Hon. GEORGE J. GOSCHEN, M.P.

and

"Local and Municipal Loans."

By HENRY CHARLES BURDETT.

TH

HE Ordinary Meetings of the Institute for the reading and discussion of Papers are held in the Theatre of the London Institute, Finsbury Circus, E.C., on the third Wednesday of the months October to May inclusive.

Notice of Meetings, Titles of Papers, and of the Dates assigned to them, will be given from time to time in the Journal, or by advertisement in the principal papers about one week before each meeting. Notice will also be sent to Fellows and Associates of the discussion of any Questions on points of practical interest at the above meetings..

Visitors may obtain a card of admission to the Ordinary Meetings on the presentation to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Institute, of an introduction from a Fellow or Associate. This privilege may, however, under certain circumstances, have to be restricted.

Members and others are invited to submit to the Council, for their approval, papers on any subjects of general interest to the Profession, with a view to such papers being read at one of the Ordinary Meetings of the Institute.

To enable the Council to carry into effect one of the primary objects of the Institute, viz., the discussion of matters of interest to the Profession, they invite Fellows and others to acquaint them, through the Secretary, with any Questions on points of practical interest which may from time to time arise, so that, should it be deemed advisable, due notice being given, such questions may be fully discussed at one of the Ordinary Meetings of the Institute, or answered through the Journal as the Council may determine.

The Reference Library, consisting of Works on Banking, Commerce, Finance and Political Economy, now contains above one hundred and fifty volumes of standard works, and the Council desire to intimate to Members and others that they will be glad to receive donations of books on the above subjects for addition to the Library.

If not out of print, members may obtain a single copy of each of the back numbers of the Journal at the reduced price of 1s. each. A few volumes bound in morocco, can be obtained at 15s. each volume.

The Journal is for the present published in eight consecutive months, namely, from December to the July following, with a further issue of one or two numbers during the Autumn. The date of publication is on or about the first day of the months named.

To ensure punctual delivery, Members are especially requested to inform the Secretary, without delay, of any change in their Addresses.

The Council of the Institute of Bankers desire it to be distinctly understood, that Authors alone are responsible for the contents of their papers, both as to matters of fact and of opinion, and, also, that the Institute accepts no responsibility for the opinions which may be expressed in the various discussions.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL.