Bank Transfer Days, Taxes, Licences, &c., Weights and Measures, &c 
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BANK TRANSFER DAYS, &c .—contd. 
made on Sat. between 10.30 and 12.30, 
fee 2s. 6d. Transfers of Bank Stock are 
charged 9s. for sums of £25 and under. 
12s. for sums over £25. Dividends are 
due and payable on dates below, from 9 
to 3 (9 to 1 on Sat.). When due date falls 
on. Sunday or Bank Holiday, the Divi- 
dends are payable on the next business day. 
Dividends due January 1st and July 1st. 
Hull Corpn. £3 10s. 
Liverpool Corpn. £8 10s. 
ana £2 10s. 
New South Wales £4 
(1938). 
Queensland £4, £3 10s., £3. 
Birmingham Corpn. 
Middlesex County £3. 
Londoa Corpn, £2 10s. 
(1927-1957). 
Eastern Bengal Ry. £4, 
Scinde Rail. Annuity 
(1968). 
Gt. Ind, Pen. Rail. £4. 
£3 
Irredeemable. 
Metrop. Police Deb. 
(1920f. 
Swansea £8 10s. & £3. 
Thames Conservancy £3. 
South Indian Riy. £4 10s. 
Transvaal £3 (1968). 
New Zealand £3 10s, 
(1940). 
Guarani. 55s. Stock (1933). 
Do. £3 (1939), 
Guarani. Land (1921). 
Dividends due January 5th and July 5th. 
10s. , £3, and 
India £3 
£2 10s. 
Consolidated Stock £2 10s. 
per cent. 
Annuities. 
Local Loans £3. 
Terms of Years Ann. 
Metropolitan £3 10s, 
London County £3 10s. 
Dividends due February 1st and August 1st. 
London Corpn, £3 (1923), J West Sussex County £3 
£3 10s. (1905-1966). 1 
Metropolitan Corpn, £3 
Ramsgate Corpn. £3. 
Manchester Corpn. £3 
(1941). 
Bristol Corpn, £3. 
New Zealand £4 (1943-63). 
Hull Corpn. £3 10s. 
Redeemable. 
Middlesex County £3 10s. 
Dividends due March 1st and September 1st. 
N. S. Wales £3 10s. (1918). 
Metropolitan £2 10s. 
Hampshire £3 10s. and £3, 
Wolverhampton £3 10s. 
Chinese 4£ per cent. 
Lon. County £2 10s. & £3. 
War Stock £3 10s. (1925- 
1928). 
Dividends due April 1st and October 1st. 
East Bengal Rail. Ann. 
N. S. Wales £3 (1935). 
N. S. Wales £3 10s. (1924). 
Liverpool Corpn. £3 10s. 
and £3, 
New Zealand £3 (1945). 
East Ind. Railway 4$, 
Dividends due April 5th and October 5th. 
Chinese 5 per cent. 
Greek £2 10s. • 
Birkenhead Corpn. £2 15s. 
Huddersfield Corpn. £8. 
Queensland £4 10s., £4 and 
£3 15s. 
Consolidated Stock £2 10s. 
per cent. 
London County £3 10s. 
£5 Exchequer Bonds 
(1919-1921). 
Annuities. 
Local Loans. 
Terms of Years Ann. 
Metropolitan £3 10s. 
Bank Stock 
India £3 10s., £3, & £2 10s. 
Dividends due April 15th and October 15th. 
War Loan £4 (1929-1942). Egypt £3 10s. Prof. 
Dividends due May 1st and November 1st. 
New Zealand £4 Consoli- ! Metropolitan £3 (1929). 
dated Stock. Transvaal £8 (1923*1953). 
Nottingham Corpn. £3. 
Dividends due June 1st aad December 1st. 
Metropolitan £2 10s. War Loan £4 10s. (1925- 
Lon. County £2 10s. & £3. 1945). 
£5 Exchequer Bonds (1920). War Loan £5 (1929-1947). 
Applications for Powers of Attorney 
must be lodged by hand at the Power of 
Attorney Office, between 9 and 4 (1 on 
Saturdays), or — if sale powers are re- 
quired same day— before noon, or 1.30 
with fee of 2s, 6d. (Sats. 10.30, or 11 with 
fee). Executed " Powers ” must be left 
for examination before 1.30 p.m, (Sats. 
11), and, if in order, may be acted on next 
day. Powers for Sale or Transfer cost 
1 is, 6d. ; for Sale of Government Stock nil. 
BANK RATES OF DISCOUNT. 
1911 
1912 
1918 
1914 
1916 
1917 
January 26th 
February ICth 
March 9th 
September 2nd 
February 8th 
May 9th 
August 29th 
October 17 th 
April 17 th 
October 2nd 
January 8th 
January 22nd 
January 29th 
July 30th 
July 31st 
August 1st 
August 6th 
August 8th 
July 13th 
January 18th 
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FOREIGN MONEY. 
Value according to the rate of Exchange. 
Eng- 
lish 
, s. d. 
Sovereign so o 
Shitting i o 
Twenty franc piece 15 10 
Franc 0 
Twenty mark piece xg 6 
Tha!er**3 Marks 3 11 
Mark o tri 
Ten florin piece 16 4 
Florin (English) 3 o 
Florin (Dutch) 1 ,| 
Imperial (Russian) .... 15 10 
no Kroner piece ai 9 
Kroner * 1 
Dollar | American) 4 1 
Dollar (Spanish) 3 S 
Peseta (Spanish) o 8 
Amer- Got- 
ican French man 
F.C. M.P. 
IS iS 
1 aS 
20 o 
I o 
24 70 
3 65 
I 22 
20 80 
a so 
a S 
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97 4o 
X 30 
5 10 
4 o 
O 80 
D.C. 
4 86 
o 24 
3 85 
O XQ 
4 74 
o 70 
o 24 
3 
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o 40 
3 8 S 
5 ag 
o 27 
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o 16 
20 45 
O IlJ 
16 13 
0 80 
20 O 
3 o 
1 0 
16 60 
a S 
t 70 
16 13 
32 20 
! 13 
4 10 
3 SO 
c 70 
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land 
F.C. 
12 6 
o 60 
9 54 
o 47 i 
11 77 
x 76 
0 59 
10 o 
1 25 
1 o 
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13 10 
0 66 
2 46 
1 75 
o 35 
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£ 
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Hull Corpn. £3 (1921- 
1951). 
Metrop. Water (B). 
London Corpn. £3 (1927- 
1957). 
Swansea £3 10s. (1930- 
1970) Redeemable. 
TAXES, LICENCES, 
Armorial Bearings 
Do. on carriage . . 
Carriages — With 4 wheels or 
more, for 2 horses, 42s. ; 1 horse 
Less than 4 wheels . . 
Hackney Carriages . . 
Dogs, 6 months old or -more 
Entertainment — 
Where payment does not exceed 2d. 
„ 3 d. 
,, lid. 
„ 18. 
28, 
3 a. 
.. 5 a. 
„ 7 s. <$d. 
„ ios. ea. 
,i 16a. 
For every additional ea. or part thereof. Is. 
Game Licences . . ■ . . . . 3 
Aug. to Oct. or Nov. to July. . 2 
For period of 14 days . . . . 1 
Gamekeeper’s Licence , . 2 
Gun, licence to use or carry . . 0 10 
House Duty (Inhabited). Shops, &c. :• 
ann. val. £20 to £40, 2d. in the £ ; to £60, 
4d. ; exc. £60, 6d. Other Houses: £20 
to £40, 3d. ; to £60, 6d. ; exc. £60, 9d. 
Income Tax. — The rate is 5s. in the £. 
An additional duty (called Super Tax) is 
leviable on incomes exceeding £3,000 as 
follows : 
Over .£9,500, for every £1 first £500 of ejeess 
next j&i.ooo „ 
01 
1 
2 
3 
4 
8 
9 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
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it • * X 6 
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_ r Wf , __ as, xod. in the pound. 
Between ^9,; oo and ^io,ooo 3s, ad, t , 
Surplus of all Incomes above £ 10,000 3s. 6d. ,, 
Earned Incomes. — T he modifications made in re- 
spect of Earned Incomes, the total of which does 
not exceed £2,500, axe as follows; 
as. sri. in the £ if total Income docs noc ex :*-ed £500 
2s. 6d. „ „ „ exceeds .£500 but not £1,000 
3 s - °d. „ „ „ „ £1,000 „ jfc 1,500 
3s. 8d. „ ,, £1,500 „ £2,000 
4 s * 4". „ ,, ,, .£2,000 „ y, 5.300 
Unearned Incomes. — T he modifications made in 
respect of Unearned Income up to £2,000 are as 
follows : 
3s. .id. in the Xj if total income does not exceed £500 
3’. 6d. ., „ „ „ £1,000 
< s - «f- » - .. 2.1.590 
45. 6d. „ £2.000 
Relief given in certain cases in respect of children. 
Incomes under £130 exempt. Special relief is 
granted in respect of Colonial Income Tax, Tax- 
payers whose Incomes are payable on the quarterly 
instalment plan may, if they wish, pay weekly by 
means of stamped Income Tax Cards, Special 
Income Tax rates are made in the case of soldiers 
and sailors. 
Additional Tax on Income from certain Securities, 
2s. in the £. 
Excess Profits, — A duty of 80 per ceut. is now 
levied on the amount by which the profits of any 
trade or business (with certain exceptions) for the 
period on or after Jan, 1, 1917, exceeds the pre- 
war standard of profits. 
Male Servants 
Match Manufacturer . 
Motor Cars. — N o£ exc. 
12 h.p., 63s. ; 16 h.p., 
126s. ; 33 h.p., 168s. ; 
60 h.p., 420s. ; exceeding 60 h.p., 840s 
Registration, 20s. ; Drivers, 5s. 
Motor Cycles . . . . ..100 
Registration . . . . ..050 
Motor Spirit, Gd, per gal., plus licence 6d, 
. per gal. 
Motor Spirit Dealer . . 
Motor Spirit Manufacturer . . 
Table Water 
CALENDAR FOR 1919. 
each 0 15 0 
..100 
6J h.p., 42s. ; 
84s. ; 26 h.p., 
40 h.p., 210s. ; 
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
Measures of Capacity. 
1 Minim (TI\ .) = 1 Drop. 
1 Dram = 1 Teaspoonful. 
2 Drams = 1 Dessertspoonful. 
4 Drams .... = 1 Tablespoonful. 
60 Minims (ITJ.) = 1 Dram, f 3- 
8 Drams .... = 1 Ounce, f § - 
20 Ounces .... = 1 Pt. (nearly h litre)*. 
4 Gills* = 1 Pt. (34-659 cub. in.). 
2 Pints = 1 Quart (1^ litre). 
2 Quarts .... = 1 Pottle. 
4 Quarts .... = 1 Gal. (277*274 cub. in.) 
2 Gallons .... = 1 Peck. 
4 Pecks (8 gal.) = 1 Bushel (l-2837cub.ft.) 
2 Bushels . . . ■ = 1 Strike. 
3 Bushels . . . = 1 Sack. 
4 Bushels , . . = 1 Coomb. 
8 Bushels . . . = 1 Quarter. 
12 Sacks — 1 Chaldron, [cub. ft.). 
5 Quarters ... = 1 Wey or Load (51-347 
10 Quarters . . . = 1 Last. 
An Imperial Gallon of distilled water 
weighs 10 lb. Avoirdupois. 
A wineglass holds about 2 oz. ; a tea- 
cup about 3 oz. 
* In the North of England half a pint is called a gill 
and a true gill a " noggin.” 
Wine and Beer Measure. 
9 Gallons = 1 Firkin. 
18 Gallons = 1 Kilderkin. 
36 Gallons = 1 Barrel. 
42 Gallons = 1 Tierce. 
54 Gallons = 1 Hogshead. 
72 Gallons = 1 Puncheon. 
108 Gallons = 1 Butt (Ale). 
2 Butts — 1 Tun (216 gal.). 
Hogshead of wine = Half a pipe or butt 
(about 26 dozen). 
Quarter cask do. = £ pipe or butt (about 
13 dozen). 
Octave do. = f- of a pipe or butt. 
Port, pipe of = 115 gallons (57 dozen). 
Sherry, butt of = 108 gallons (52 dozen). 
Hogshead of beer = 54 gallons. 
„ brandy = 60 gallons. 
„ French wine = 43 to 46 gal. 
„ rum = 45 to 50 gal. 
„ sugar = 13 to 16 cwt. 
Avoirdupois Weight. 
16 Drams . . = 1 Ounce (437-5 grains*). 
16 Ounces . . = 1 Pound (lb.). 
14 Pounds. . — 1 Stone, f 
28 Pounds . . = 1 Quarter. 
112 Pounds.. = 1 Hundredwt. (cwt.). 
20 Hundredwts.= 1 Ton. 
* A grain is the same in all weights, 
t Butcher's Stone is 8 lb. 
Troy Weight. 
Seldom used except by Assayere. 
3-17 Grains — 1 Carat. 
24 Grains . . . = 1 Pennyweight (dwt.). 
20 Pennywts. = 1 Ounce (480 gr.), 
12 Ounces . . = 1 Pound (5,760 gr.). 
100 Pounds .■ . = J Hundredweight. 
The standard for gold coin is 22 carats 
fine gold and 2 carats alloy; for silver, 
11 oz. 2 dwt. silver and 18 dwt. alloy. 
Apothecaries’ Weight. 
20 Grains = 1 Scruple, 9 
3 Scruples (GO gr.) . . = 1 Drachm, 3 ■ 
8 Drachms (480 gr.) =1 Ounce, 3 , 
12 Ounces (5,760 gr.) = 1 Pound, lb. 
Drugs are compounded by this weight. 
Measures of Length. 
3 Barleycorns (obsolete) = 1 inch. 
12 Lines ........ = 1 Inch (25^ milli- 
2J Inches ....... = 1 Nail. (metres), 
3 Inches = 1 Palm. 
4 Inches ....... = 1 Hand. 
9 Inches ....... = 1 Span. 
12 Inches == 1 Foot (^ of a 
18 Inches == 1 Cubit. (metre). 
3 Feec I Yard (36 in.). 
5 Feet = 1 Pace.* 
6 Feet = 1 Fathom, [perch. 
6 $ Yards (198 in.) = 1 Rod, pole, or 
4 Poles (100 Ik.) . = 1 Chain (66 ft.). 
10 Chains (220 yd.) = 1 Furlong. 
8 Furlongs = 1 Mile (1,760 yd.).f- 
3 Miles = 1 League. [Mile. 
1-151 Miles = 1 Knot J or Nautical 
69£ Miles (60 Geograph.) = 1 degree. 
*A military pace is 2J feet; an itinerary pace 
5 feet. J The old Irish mile was 2,240 yards, and the 
Scotch 1,973 yards. J The Admiralty knot is 6,080 
feet; 1 mile^l^ kilometres. 
