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Table IV. — Books of the Ordinary Banks on December z^st., 1911, ac- 

 cording to the Sex of the Depositors and the Nature of the Societies or 

 Associations. 



This shows that though women hold fewer books, they have hitherto 

 deposited a larger sum than that credited to men. 



The postal banks have not classified the deposits according to the 

 sex of the depositors, but have classified the books according to the 

 sex of the holders. The figures correspond with those of the ordinary 

 banks; during 191 2, 10,848 books were issued to women against 8,604 to 

 men, and on December 31st. of the same year there were 325,038 (or 55,29%) 

 male depositors and 262,800 female (or 44,71 %). 



The number of depositors in both the ordinary and postal banks are 

 classified in the following table in respect to their trade or profession. 



Table V. — Depositors in French Savings Banks, according to Profession or 

 Trade. 



Ordinary Banks Postal Banks 

 (19") (1912) 



I. Heads of Agricultural and Industrial Enter- 

 prises 46,888 30,943 



II. Bay Labourers and Agricultural Workmen 51,639 53,080 



III. Industrial Workmen 63,435 107,421 



IV. Servants 39,737 65,856 



V. Soldiers and Sailors 5,868 24,903 



VI. Civil Servants 25,482 64,570 



VIT. Professional Persons 7,229 26,090 



VIII. Landowners, Persons of Independent Means 



and Persons without Profession . . . 84,381 94,673 



IX. Minors without Profession 203,507 119,520 



X. Persons without Fixed Residence — 792 



