An account pursuant to the Bank Notes (Scotland) Act, 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1928, and the Coinage Act, 1971, the amount of notes authorised by law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the average amount of notes in circulation, and of Bank of England notes and coin held during the four weeks ended Saturday, 13 October 2001. Stamps BR 795

Name and title as set forth on Licence

Name of Firm

Approved Offices

Circulation authorised by Certificate

Average Circulation during 4 weeks ended as above

£5 and upwards

Under £5

Total

Average Amount of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during 4 weeks as above

*Gold and Bank of England Notes

Coin other than Gold

Total

Bank of Scotland	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	1,289,222	670,690,723	4,770,319	675,461,042	661,684,441	28,528,237	690,212,678
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	888,355	1,063,877,316	18,820,207	1,082,697,523	1,072,126,364	17,691,361	1,089,817,725
Clydesdale Bank PLC	Clydesdale Bank PLC	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	498,773	484,191,599	0	484,191,599	486,957,083	5,126,799	492,083,882

* 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. 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. M Quick, for the Registrar of Bank Returns 8 November 2001.