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To the Right Hon. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P. 



Bank op Ireland, Dublin, 

 16 September 1898. 



Dear Sir — I am directed to bring respectfully under 

 your notice the now successful issue of an effort to 

 establish in Dublin an Institute of Bankers for Ireland. 

 The movement, originating with the Staffs, was cordially 

 taken up by the governing bodies of all the Irish banks, 

 who have handsomely contributed to the Institute's 

 funds, and largely provided for its future maintenance. 



The Provisional Committee have been greatly assisted 

 by the counsel and information courteously given by 

 the Institute in London. They are very sensible that 

 their success is in a great degree due to the influence 

 exercised here, as elsewhere, by that establishment, and 

 they trust that the Irish Institute may, by imitation of 

 its methods, attain to some measure of its utility. It 

 has been decided to hold the Inaugural Meeting, if 

 possible, in October ; and the Provisional Committee, 

 composed of leading Banking officials and representing 

 all the Banks and Bankers in Ireland, have directed me 

 to submit for your kindly consideration their unanimous 

 desire that the occasion should be signalised by your 

 presence, and that you should confer upon the Irish 

 branch of the Profession the honour of an Inaugural 

 Address. 



The Provisional Committee are fully cognizant of 

 the many public claims on your time and attention, but 

 they trust that the importance of the movement, your 

 interest in Banking and your unfailing kindness will 

 justify their very earnest request.— I have the honour 

 to be. Sir, your obedient Servant, 



F. L. Leet, 

 Hon. Sec. Provisional Committee, 

 Institute of Bankers in Ireland. 



In March he has in his diary an amusing little 

 note of an admirable repartee, witty yet perfectly 

 respectful, of a subject to his Sovereign : '"'' March 5. 

 — Took the children to the British Museum. Dined 

 with G. Greyke. Met the Simeons, Lord Hotham, 



