The Bankers' Magazine, and Journal of the Money Market, Volume 18Richard Groombridge, 1858 - Banks and banking |
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31st of December adopted affairs amount annum assets bad debts balance-sheet Bank of England Bank of France bankers banking company bankrupts bills receivable branch banks bullion capital account cash cent chairman cheque Clydesdale Bank commercial committee considered Court creditors of Messrs crisis debentures debtors declared decrease deducted deposit accounts deposits directors Ditto dividend doubtful debts ESTATE OF MESSRS estimated Exchequer expenditure expenses favourable firm Glasgow gold Government guarantee fund half-year ending Hamburg hand hear held House increase India interest issue joint-stock banks June June 30 leaving a balance Liabilities on bills liquidators Liverpool loans London meeting ment months paid paid-up capital past half-year payable payment period pound present profit and loss proposed proprietors railway rate of discount realised receipts reserve fund securities shareholders shares statement Stock Companies Act sundry surplus trade transactions
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Page 519 - Court, if it appear in the course of such winding up that any past or present director, manager, officer, or member of such company has been guilty of any offence in relation to the company for which he is criminally responsible, the Court may, on the application of any person interested in such...
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Page 516 - When an order has been made for winding up a company under this Act, no suit, action or other proceeding shall be proceeded with, or commenced against the company, except with the leave of the Court, and subject to such terms as the Court may impose.
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