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 4 weeks ended Saturday, 9th September 2006.

Average Circulation during 4 weeks ended as above	Average amount of Bank of England Notes and Coins 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	Total
Bank of Scotland	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	1,289,222	850,452,371	4,826,197	855,278,569	865,801,918	39,858,016	905,659,934
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	888,355	1,001,671,819	16,619,156	1,018,290,975	1,014,065,673	20,780,591	1,034,846,263
Clydesdale Bank Plc	Clydesdale Bank Plc	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	498,773	1,085,517,989	0	1,085,517,989	1,066,729,135	28,855,300	1,095,584,435

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 Coin other then Gold Coin not less than that which they are required to hold during the period to which this Return relates. R Varndell, for the Registrar of Bank Returns *This column included 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 by the Bank. 1st November 2006.