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On the retirement of Mr. Nicholson, in consequence of 

 ill-health, Mr. Fox became sole manager. He continued 

 to hold that appointment until 1870, when he also retired 

 from it, on account of the infirm state of his health. His 

 relinquishment of this office was thus noticed in the 

 Western Weekly News of October 8th, 1870: — "Mr. George 

 Fox has resigned the managership of the Kingsbridge 

 Branch of the Devon & Cornwall Banking Co., and is 

 succeeded by Mr. Benjamin Balkwill. At a meeting of 

 the Kingsbridge Board of Guardians, on Saturday, a vote 

 of thanks to Mr. Fox was unanimously carried, for his 

 attention to the duties as Treasurer of the Kingsbridge 

 Union, which office he has held for thirty-four years. His 

 reason for resigning this is that he is going to remove to 

 Plymouth. Mr. Fox has always taken a great interest in 

 the well-being and prosperity of Kingsbridge, and will be 

 greatly missed in that town." 



A Branch of the "West of England & South Wales 

 District Bank " was established here several years since. 

 It is under the managership of Mr. William Boucher Davie. 



The agent for the " Devon & Exeter Savings' Bank " is 

 Mr. W. H. Balkwill ; and the " Post Office Savings' Brmk " 

 has been available for a considerable time in Kingsbridge. 



"About the middle of 1865, 'The United Kingdom Tele- 

 graph Co.' extended their line from Totnes to Kingsbridge, 

 the wires being carried along the turnpike road between 

 the two towns; the receiving office being at Mr. G. P. 

 Friend's. Towards the end of 1868, Sir William Mitchell, 

 the proprietor of the Shipping Gazette, also carried a 

 wire from that office to his signal station at Prawle, thus 

 being enabled to supply his paper with early shipping 

 intelligence. This line was worked with a single wire; 



