Bankers (NI) Acts

2006-10-202006-07-082006-10-27TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk261381406/1

AN ACCOUNT pursuant to the Bankers (Northern Ireland) Acts, 1845 and 1928, the Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1928, and the Coinage Act,1971 of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Northern Ireland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during the Four Weeks ended Saturday, 8th July 2006

STAMPS BR 792

Average Circulation Average amount of Bank of
Circulation during 4 weeks England Notes and Coin held
authorised ended as above during 4 weeks as above
Name and Title Name of Approved by the
as set forth Firm Offices Bankers
Licence (Northern *Gold and Coin
Ireland) Bank of other
Act, 1928 £5 and Under £5 Total England than Total
Upwards Notes Gold
The Bank of Ireland The Governor £ £ £ £ £ £ £
and Company (Belfast)
of the Bank (Londonderry) † 793,660 565,787,404 278,105 566,065,509 561,135,251 10,218,602 571,353,852
of Ireland
First Trust AIB Group (Belfast)
Bank (UK) PLC, (Londonderry) † 302,448 304,114,500 0 304,114,500 307,026,200 2,601,075 309,627,275
T/A First Trust
Bank
The Northern The Northern (Belfast)
Bank Limited Bank Limited (Londonderry) 594,000 246,847,220 444,248 247,291,468 254,910,949 1,603,439 256,514,387
The Ulster The Ulster
Bank Limited Bank Limited (Belfast) 321,274 359,502,188 79,963 359,579,151 375,067,016 5,097,783 380,164,798
The National The National (Belfast)
Bank Limited Bank Limited (Londonderry) 120,000 41,835 19,672 61,507 65,000 0 65,000

I hereby certify that each of the bankers named in the above Return, who have in circulation an amount of Notes beyond that that authorised by the Bankers (Northern Ireland) Act, 1928, have held an amount of Bank of England Notes and Gold Coin not less than that which they are required by the Treasury to hold during the period to which this Return relates.

Dated: 20th day of October 2006.

RACHEL VARNDELL,
for the Register of Bank Returns.
These amounts are the latest amounts approved by the Treasury.
* This column includes Bank of England Notes deposited at the Bank of England which, by virtue of Section 9(1) of the Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1928, are to be treated as gold coin held by the Bank.