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READING OFFIOIAX DIRECTORY.

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B A N K S.
B a r c l a y & C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d (w ith w h ich is in c o rp o ra ted J. &

C.

Sim onds & Co., T h e R ea d in g Bank, 3-4-5, K in g S tr e e t. Reading- bub
B ran ch es. 503 O xfo rd R oad, 24 B rid g e S tre e t, C aversh am , T h e a le and
T w y fo rd .— M an ager, M r. G. W. Sm ith. B ran ch es, H en ley
and W arg r a v e .— M anager, M r. J. C. W a lk er. W okingham .
M a n ager, 3 r. .
Y . Robinson. C am berley & Y o r k t o w n — M a n ager, M r. W . W . C o llin s.
Bracknell.- -M a n a g e r, M r. M . J. S a le . W ellin g to n C o lle g e .- M an ager,
Mr. W. J. W righ t. Head Office, 54, Lom bard S tre e t, London, E.C.
T h e C a p i t a l a n d C o u n t i e s ’ B a n k , L i m i t e d , 24-25 B road S tr e e t.
B ranches, 2 W okingham R oad and 20 B rid g e S tr e e t, C a versh am .—
M an ager, M r. W. S. H ath erell. H ead office, 39, T h re a d n e ed le S t r e e t,
London.
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F a r r o w ’s B a n k, L im ited , 89 B road S tre e t.
M a n ager, M r. b . J.
L l o y d ’ s B a n k , L i m i t e d , 1, M a rk e t P la c e and 252 O x fo rd R oad.
M an ager, M r. R . C. Cullum . H ead Office, Lom bard S tr e e t, E.C.
L o n d o n a n d S o u t h W e s t e r n B a n k , L i m i t e d .— M an ager, M r. E. L.
M a rrio tt, 7 K in g S tr e e t.
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L o n d o n C o u n t y a n d W e s t m i n s t e r B a n k , L i m i t e d , 13-16 M a rk e t
P la ce .— M an ager, M r. R . B. C urd . H ead Office, 41 L o th b u ry S tr e e t,
London, E.C.
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T h e M e t r o p o l i t a n B a n k (o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s ), L t d ., .briar
S tr e e t.
M an ager, M r. F . J. H a l e ; H ead Office, 60 G ra cec h u rch
S tre e t, London, E.C.
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N a t i o n a l P r o v i n c i a l B a n k o f E n g l a n d , L i m i t e d , 10 Q u een V ic to ria
S tre e t. M an ager, M r. W . J. W h eeler.
T h e U n i t e d C o u n t i e s ’ B a n k , L t d ., 6, B road S t r e e t. — M r. S. J .
N ock, M an ager. London A g en ts, B a rc la y & Co., L td., Lom bard S tr e e t,
London.
S A V IN G S ’ B A N K .
R e a d i n g S a v i n g s B a n k , H ead Office, 72, London S t r e e t ; W e st
B ranch, 377, O xfo rd R o a d ; E a st B ran ch , 16, "Wokingham R o ad .— P r e s i­
d en t, J. H. B enyon ; V ic e -P re s id e n t, R e v . R . H. H a rt D a v is ; A c tu a r y ,
M r. A lb e rt T. H iggs. B ank hours, H ead Office d a ily 10 to 4,
W ednesday 9.30 to 12.30. "West B ran ch d a ily 11 to 3, W ed n esd ay
10.30. to 12.30. ; E a s t B ran ch W ed n esd ays, 11 to 12.30. E v e n in g s ,
H ead Office, F rid a y & S a tu rd a y, 6 to 8 o’c l o c k ; W e st B ran ch , M on d ay
and S a tu rd a y, from 6 to 8 o ’c lo c k ; E a s t B ran ch , M o n d ay & F rid a y , 7
to 9. D eposits from 6d. to £50 in th e y e a r are re c e iv e d . £2 10s. p er
c e n t in te r e s t allo w ed th ereo n and e v e r y f a c ili t y g iv e n fo r th e
w ith d raw al of m oney.
Am ounts up to £20 rep aid on dem and.
G overn m en t A n n u ities are also g ra n te d and p aid h a lf-y e a rly . P erson s
m ay in v est £500 in th e G o vern m en t Funds in am ounts not e x c e e d ­
in g £200 p er annum. T h e d iv id en d s a re r e c e iv a b le a t th e S a v in g s
Bank, and p ow ers of a tto rn e y are not need ed to s e ll o u t s to ck .
D epositors h av in g £50 in th e Bank m ay h ave a s e p a ra te ac co u n t in
th e S p e cial In vestm en t D epartm en t, and m ay d e p o sit £500 in one sum,
or in sums of £5 and u p w a rd s ; in te r e s t allo w ed , £2 15s. p e r ce n t, p e r
annum. Home s a fes are le n t on p aym en t o f a re g is tr a tio n fe e of Gd.
to an y person m aking a d e p o sit of 2s. 6d., c r e d it fo r w h ic h is g iv e n
in a pass book. A ll le t te r s should b e addressed.] to th e A c tu a ry .
(See ad vt, on p a g e 276).