The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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... banks directed from London and with extensive resources of English capital . In Australia the demand for loanable capital was much more urgent than in the other colonies , and the first important Anglo- Colonial banks were established ...
... banks directed from London and with extensive resources of English capital . In Australia the demand for loanable capital was much more urgent than in the other colonies , and the first important Anglo- Colonial banks were established ...
Page 783
... banks . The five Anglo - Australian banks established before 1858 were established under Royal Charter which prohibited them from lending money on the security of real estate ; they were to " confine their transactions to discounting ...
... banks . The five Anglo - Australian banks established before 1858 were established under Royal Charter which prohibited them from lending money on the security of real estate ; they were to " confine their transactions to discounting ...
Page 784
... banking highly unstable ; after 1840 a number of small Indian joint - stock banks were established . On three occasions between 1836 and 1850 attempts were made to establish Anglo - Indian banks with large capital resources , and all ...
... banking highly unstable ; after 1840 a number of small Indian joint - stock banks were established . On three occasions between 1836 and 1850 attempts were made to establish Anglo - Indian banks with large capital resources , and all ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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