Viceroy: Lord Lytton

The Age Of Stars

Silver rupee, Presidency Banks, and money drawn on India from London.

Vol. VThe edition of 1879 · Crown Rule5 records
Viceroy
Lord Lytton
Secretary of State
Lord Cranbrook

Bank of Bengal rate

6.34%

+1.06 pts on 1878

Bank of Bombay rate

6.67%

+0.58 pts on 1878

Bank of Madras rate

7%

unchanged on 1878

Council Bills

₹16.91 cr

+44.5% on 1878

Home Charges

£14.78m

+0.7% on 1878

Presidency Banks (all three) · regulation

The Presidency Banks Act 1876 was amended; the 1887 edition of the unrepealed Acts footnotes amendments made…

The Presidency Banks Act 1876 was amended; the 1887 edition of the unrepealed Acts footnotes amendments made by 'Act V of 1879' to sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the 1876 Act.

VerifiedOfficial record. Source: The Presidency Banks Act, 1876 (Act XI of 1876), text printed in The Unrepealed General Acts of the Governor General in Council from 1867 to 1876 (Calcutta, 1887), pp. 553-584 (archive.org)

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Presidency Banks (all three)

Act V of 1879 (amendment of the Presidency Banks Act 1876)

Amended sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the 1876 Act (the 1887 printed text footnotes the amendments and omits the repealed words). The amending Act's own text was not located.

VerifiedOfficial record. Source: The Presidency Banks Act, 1876 (Act XI of 1876), text printed in The Unrepealed General Acts of the Governor General in Council from 1867 to 1876 (Calcutta, 1887), pp. 553-584 (archive.org)

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