Average Circulation during 4 weeks ended as above	Average amount of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during 4 weeks ended as above
Name and Title as set forth on Licence	Name of Firm	Approved Offices	Circulation authorised by Certificate	£5 and upwards	Under £5	Total	*Gold and Bank of England Notes	Coin other than Gold Coin	Total
£
Bank of Scotland	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	1,289,222	527,611,820	4,928,667	532,540,487	531,025,717	11,953,816	542,979,533
The Royal Bank of Scotland Ltd.	The Royal Bank of Scotland Ltd.	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	888,355	942,218,352	28,568,512	970,786,864	959,665,993	24,316,861	983,982,854
Clydesdale Bank Ltd.	Clydesdale Bank Ltd.	(Glasgow) (Edinburgh)	498,773	405,178,008	0	405,178,008	404,249,008	2,711,117	406,960,125

  I hereby certify that each of the Bankers named in the above Return, who have in circulation an amount of Notes beyond that authorised in their certificates have held an amount of Bank of England Notes and Gold and Coin other than Gold Coin not less than that which they are required to hold during the period to which this Return relates. K. S. Hodgson, Registrar of Bank Returns   *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. 27th January 1998.