Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 14
... Banks have been in the habit of discounting mere accommodation paper . In addition however to these general causes , two distinct ones may be assigned for the present distress in the money market of Sydney ; the first is the great ...
... Banks have been in the habit of discounting mere accommodation paper . In addition however to these general causes , two distinct ones may be assigned for the present distress in the money market of Sydney ; the first is the great ...
Page 51
... Bank . ( On New Year's Day 1849 , without legal authority , the mortgaged estates of the Bank of Australia were liquidated by means of a public lottery . ) The two banks of 1843 with a paid - up capital of £ 84,000 had increased to seven ...
... Bank . ( On New Year's Day 1849 , without legal authority , the mortgaged estates of the Bank of Australia were liquidated by means of a public lottery . ) The two banks of 1843 with a paid - up capital of £ 84,000 had increased to seven ...
Page 210
... banks , and the notes of the banks legal tender . The Bullion Act should not have been assented to by the governor , as it interfered with the currency , which was an imperial prerogative . But during the year of its operation it raised ...
... banks , and the notes of the banks legal tender . The Bullion Act should not have been assented to by the governor , as it interfered with the currency , which was an imperial prerogative . But during the year of its operation it raised ...
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