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THE BELFAST GAZETTE, 15Th MAY, 1953, EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT, 1947 Lazard Brothers & Co., Ltd 114 THE BELFAST GAZETTE, 15th MAY, 1953, EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT, 1947 Lazard Brothers & Co., Ltd. Amendments to Bank of England E.G. Securities Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank, Ltd. Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Notices Nos. 6 and 7, which were published as a Martins Bank, Ltd. supplement to the "London Gazette" of 29th July, Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. 1947. Midland Bank, Ltd. In pages 7 and 8 of B.C. (Securities) 6, delete Montagu 6 Co., Ltd., Samuel. Appendix II and substitute the attached revised Ap- Morgan Grenfell & Co., Ltd. pendix II, dated 12th May, 1953. Moscow Narodny Bank, Ltd. • Bank of England. Munster and Leinster Bank, Ltd. 12th May, 1953. National Bank, Ltd. ' APPENDIX II (Revised) National Bank of Australasia, Ltd. National Bank of Egypt. AUTHORISED DEPOSITARIES National Bank of Greece and Athens. In addition to the Bank of England, and the Share National Bank of India, Ltd. and Loan Department of the Stock Exchange, London, National Bank of New Zealand. offices in the United Kingdom of the following banks: National Bank of Scotland, Ltd. National City Bank of New York. American Express Company, Inc. National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Anglo-Portuguese Colonial and Overseas Bank, Ltd. Netherlands Bank of South Africa, Ltd. Australia and New Zealand Bank, Ltd. Northern Bank, Ltd. Banco de Bilbao. Ottoman Bank. Bank Leumi le-Israel, B. M. Provincial Bank of Ireland, Ltd. Bank of Adelaide. Reserve Bank of India. Bank of American National Trust and bavmgs Rothschild & Sons, N. M. Association. Royal Bank of Canada. Bank of British West Africa. Royal Bank of Scotland. Bank of Ceylon. Samuel 6 Co., Ltd., M. Bank of India, Ltd. Schroder & Co., J. Henry. Bank of Ireland. Seligman Brothers. Bank of London and South America, Ltd. Societe Generale de Credit Industriel et Commercial. Bank of Montreal. Societe Generale pour favouriser le developpement Bank of New South Wales. du Commerce et de 1'Industrie en France. Bank of New Zealand. Standard Bank of South Africa, Ltd. Bank of Nova Scotia. Stern Brothers. Bank of Scotland. Swiss Bank Corporation. Bankers Trust Company. Ullman & Co. Banque Beige pour 1'Etranger (Overseas), Ltd. Ulster Bank, Ltd. Banque de 1'Indochine. Union Bank of Scotland. Ltd. Banque Italo-Belge. Warburg 6 Co., Ltd., S. G. Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas). Westminster Bank, Ltd. Barclays Bank, Ltd. Williams Deacon's Bank, Ltd. Baring Brothers & Co., Ltd. Yorkshire Penny Bank, Ltd. Belfast Banking Co., Ltd. Zivnostenska Banka National Corporation. Benson Lonsdale 6 Co., Ltd.. Robert. Blydenstein 6 Co., B. W. AMENDMENT No. 3 TO E.G. (Securities) 7 Brandts, Sons 6 Co., Ltd., Wm. 1. Delete paragraph 11 and substitute the following: British Bank of the Middle East. "11. Coupons and drawn or matured securities British and Continental Banking Co.: Ltd. may be paid only to an Authorised Deposi- British and French Bank (for Commerce and In- tary or a Temporary Recipient. Payment dustry), Ltd. may be made without formality." British Linen Bank. Brown. Shipley 6 Co., Ltd. 2. Delete paragraphs 16 and 18 and the final sen- Canadian Bank of Commerce. tence of paragraph 17. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Bank of England. Chase National Bank of the City of New York. 26th January, 1953. Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank, Ltd. Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd. Commercial Bank of the Near East, Ltd. Commercial Bank of Scotland, Ltd. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (N.I.), 1923 Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, Ltd. PUBLIC USE OF THE RECORDS Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of May, Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris. I 1953, the Minister of Finance for Northern Ireland Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd., Bankers. I in pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by Coutts 6 Co. Credit Foncier d'Algerie et de Tunisie. j Section 9 of the Public Records Act (N.I.), 1923, Credit Lyonnais. | has made revised rules governing the public use of the de Stein 6 Co., Edward. records. Provision is included in the rules for charges District Bank, Ltd. for copies of the records, including photographic Dominion Bank. copies. Eastern Bank, Ltd. English, Scottish and Australian Bank, Ltd. Erlangers, Ltd. WAGES COUNCILS ACT (NORTHERN Gibbs 6 Sons, Ltd., Antony. IRELAND), 1945 Glyn Mills & Co. Grindlays Bank, Ltd. PAPER Box WAGES COUNCIL (NORTHERN IRELAND) Guaranty Trust Company of New York. The Paper Box Wages Council (Northern Ireland) Guiness Mahon & Co. hereby gives no lice of its intention to submit to the Hambros Bank, Ltd. Ministry of Labour and National Insurance proposals Hanover Bank. for the amendment of the Paper Box Wages Council Helbert Wagg 6 Co.. Ltd. (Northern Ireland) Wages Regulation Order, 1952. Hibernian Bank, Ltd. (S.R. 6 O., 1952, No. 38). Hill Higginson 6 Co., Ltd... Philip. Particulars of the proposals may be obtained from Hoare .6 Co., C. the Secretary of the Wages Council at the address Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. given below. Imperial Bank of India, The Wages Council will consider any written re- Ionian Bank, Ltd. presentations with respect to the above-mentioned Isle of Man Bank, Ltd. proposals, which may be sent to it within twenty-one Taphet & Co., Ltd.. S. days from 15th May, 1953. Any such representation Joseph 6 Sons. Leopold. should be signed by the person making the same Keyser 6 Co., Ltd.. A. (addinq his or her address) and sent to the Secretary, Kleinwort Sons & Co.. Ltd. Paper Box Wages Council (Northern Ireland), Tyrone.
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