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of Country Clearing, by which the benefits of the clearing 

 house were extended to country bankers. 



When the Institute of Bankers, now numbering more 

 than 2000 members, was formed, Sir John Lubbock 

 was unanimously chosen President. He also introduced 

 a method of examination for banker's clerks, conducted 

 by the City of London College in the same manner as 

 the examinations instituted by the Government under 

 the Civil Service Commissioners. He is the Honorary 

 Secretary of the London Association of Bankers, and 

 thus represents the London Bankers on questions relating 

 to Government in Parliament, and whenever there is 

 any necessity for a medium between Bankers and the 

 Government. In addition to all these labours he has 

 contributed many valuable papers to financial literature, 

 and was a member of the International Coinage Com- 

 mission appointed by the Government. Sir John 

 Lubbock's career as a Member of Parliament since he 

 first entered it as representing the Borough of Maidstone, 

 in the year 1870, has been marked by a success as 

 brilliant, and by an industry as unwearied, as his career 

 in the City. In addition to the usual labour of attending 

 meetings, the sittings of the House and working upon 

 Committees, Sir John Lubbock has succeeded in 

 passing through the House of Commons no less than 11 

 measures, the characters of which are best indicated by 

 their titles, namely, (1) Apothecaries' Acts Medical Act 

 Amendment Bill ; (2) Bank Holiday Bill ; (3) Falsifica- 

 tion of Accounts Bill ; (4) The Banker's Book Evidence 

 Bill ; (5) The College of Surgeons' Medical Act Amend- 

 ment Bill ; (6) The University of London Medical Act 

 Amendment Bill ; (7) The Factors' Act Amendment 

 Bill ; (8) The Bills of Exchange Bill ; (9) The Dental 

 Practitioners' Bill ; (10) The Companies Act Amendment 

 Bill ; (11) Ancient Monuments Bill, which last, however, 

 was thrown out in the House of Lords. He was a 

 Member of the Permanent Committee of Public Accounts. 



He has taken an active part in most debates relating 

 to financial and educational questions ; and the sugges- 

 tions which he has so long and so strenuously advocated 

 respecting the increased recognition of the rudiments of 

 science in the public elementary schools, have thus far 

 been accepted by the Government and embodied in the 

 official Code. 



