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GIPE 008631 Contents PDF
GIPE 008631 Contents PDF
BY
O.S. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Author 0/ " Letters Oil ResenJe Bank"
FOREWORD
BY
Second Impression
BOMBAY:
D. B. TA~APORE.VALA SONS Ilk CO.
"KITAB MAHAL": HORNBY ROAD
X'l.r:l.N~
F7
'6~31
To
s. N. POCHKHANAWALA. EsQ.,
Managing Director,
TIlE CENTRAL BANX: OF INDIA LTD.
BOMBAY.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
G. FINDLAY SmmtAs.
Gujarat College,
Ahmedabad,
4-3-29.
CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. Introduction 1
Progress of Banking, Sir Basil Blackett's speech
at Delhi, India as creditor counbry, ways and
means to attain that position, Scottish Cash
Credit system, want of Banking habit 'in India,
India wh~re iii stands, want of publicity, Secret
Reserve.
II. Ba.nks in India, Theil' Classes and how
They operate 10
The Government of India, Imperial Bank of
India. Exchange Banks, Indian Joint Stock
Banks, Co-Operative Banks, Post Office Savings
Ba.nks, Chetties, Marwaries and Shroffs, Func-
tions of a. Banker.
III. Classes of Accounts and how They
are opera.ted 14
Account opening form, Specimen Signature card,
Individua.l accounts, Partn~rsh~p accounts, Joint
Accounts, Joint Stock Companies acco:unts,
Agent's accounts, Paying-slips-books, Issue of
Cheque books.
IV. Drawing, Presentations and Payment
of Cheques ",' 21
Forms of Cheques, Presentation of cheques,
Drawer's signature, Number, Date, Endorse- .,.
ment, Amount of cheque, Stop payment of
cheques, General Crossing and!Special Crossing
of a. cheque, Payment of cheques.
x
Chapter Page
V. Ledger Accounts, Pass Books, Sa vings
Bank Account, Home Sa.vings Bank
Accounts 28
Keeping of Ledger accounts, Calculation of
interest on credit balanoes, Pass books, Re-
conciliation of the accounts, Pay Order, Balan-
cing of current aocount Ledgers, Savings Bank
Accounts, Home Savings Sa.fe Account, Rules
and Regulations, Cash Department.
VI. Fixed Deposits 38
Deposits how they are attracted, How they
are arranged, Form of Deposit Receipt, Deposit
Diary, Nidhis and Fund Offices.
VII. Bankers' Clearing House 42
How clearing is done, Mode of payment, Re-
marks when returning Cheques.
VIII. Bankers' Advances-l 46
Reports and Opinions, How recorded, ,Procedure
for making advances, Discounting of Hundis,
Shroff's Hundis, Hundis by Private Persons and
Traders, Form of a Hundi, Revision of Limits,
Date of the Hundi, Amount, of the Hundi,
Stamp Duty, Endorsements, Acceptanoe, Due
Dates, Kara.h Hundi, Procedure in recording
Hundis, Payments of Hundis under Rebate,
Rebates on Hundis, Discounted, 1.o.Us.
IX. Bankers' Adv&nces-2 57
Loans and Overdrafts, Cash Credit, Reports of
Parties applying for .Advances, Advances on
Shares, Lien, Bankers' Lien on their own Shares,
Advances on Government Paper, Procedure in
recording Securities, Confirma.tion of Securities
held by Banks, Advances on Promissory Notes.
Form of Promissory Note, Dema.nd Loans, Fixed
xi
ClIapter t'a,se
Loans to Chetties and Others, Loans on Joint
Signatures, Loans to other Banks, Procedure in
recording Loans, Classes of Securities, •Advances
secured by Mortgage of Property, Adv~nc;s
against undertakings to. mortgage Property,
Advances against. Merchandise, Advances aga.inst
Oil, Skins and Hides, Advances.to Dentists, to
contractors, Advances against Typewriters,
Motor Cars, Against Life Policies, ·F. D.
neceipts, Application of Interest, wor:king of
interest on OverdraUs and Loans, Sa.lt Credit
Advances, 'Advances in other Markets by B~k's
Branches on their own account, Garnishee,
Order.
X. IDvestments 76
Loans and Treasury Bills, How they are issued,
1928 New Loan, Loans under instalment system,
Subscriptions to Loans, Form of Payment, form
of Application, whare to apply; forms of Loans,
Stock Certificates! Bearer Bonds, Promissory
Notes, Non-Terminable and Terminable Loans,
Conversion from one form of Loan to another,
fees for Conversion, Endorsements, Endorse-
ments by Bank!!, Renewal of Securities renewal
fees, Banks' investments, How they are recorded,
Investments in Governmen~ Loans and Treasury
Bills, Investments in Shares. Sale ap.d Purchase
of securities, Investment Trusts, Share Bazaar
Clea.ring House, Bulls a~ !lears.
XI. Remitta.nces-l 90
Inland Remittances, Bank's T.T. and D.D.
Dept., T.T. and D.D. Register. Procedure for
sending a T.T. or D.D. Outward Bills, Reimburse- •.
ment of Debts by Cheques or Bills, Inland Bills
Purchased a/c, Travellers' Cheques, Remittances
by Ha.lf-Notes
xii
Chapter Page
XII. Remittances-2 97
Foreign Remittances, Outward Bills, How Bills
are drawn, Form of a Sterling bill, Procedure for
discOlliiting, Stamp Duty, Sterling Bills for
collection, Usance, Documenta.ry Bills, Letter of
Credit, Circular Notes, Confirmed Credits
(Inward and Outward), Clauses on Bills drawn
on India.n merchantli, Inward Bills, Bombay
Exchange Association on Sterling drawn· on
India, Bills retired under Rebate, Case in Need,
T.T. or D.D. Purchases, T.T. or D.D. Sales,
Council and Reve~se Council Bil.ls, Sterling
Exchange position.
XIII. Oash Book, General Ledger and Returns... 110
Inspection of Books, Departmental Instruction
Book, Cash Book, General Ledger, Cash a/c in
the General Ledger, Current a/c in the General
Ledger, Clearing a/c in the General Ledger,
Adjustment a/c, General Ledger Balances, Profit
and Loss a/c, p. and L a/c credit items, Debit
items of the P and L 801c, Weekly Returns, Fort-
nightly Returns, Monthly Returns, Quarterly
Returns, Half-yearly Returns, Half-yearly
Reports.
XIV. Ba.la.nce Sheet 121
Short pre~s Communique of the P & LaIc of the
Half-year, Notice of the General Meeting, Form
of the Balance Sheet, Explanation on the liabi.
lities side items, Explanation on the Assets
side items, Percentage of cash and securities held
against Demand liabilities, The strength of the
Bank to meet its Liabilities; Form of Statutory
Statement.
XV. Imperial Bank of India 132
Discussiou on the Liabilities side and Assets side
items, Percentage and Bank Rate.
ERRATA
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I 22 and this is
) 25 Their were immense
7 JO much discouraging
15 17 in DO case a good cust0-
mer is turned out .. in DO case ;s a good
costomer. turned out
16 I2 account can be omit u.
19 28 Dame of the party read _ s of the JIarlils
19 JO signature of the party
who takes .. signature of Ute JnSnS
wholsB
30 18 Wheu firms or omitp.s",.
21 14 specimen of cheque -I
read. _0SIJIftIeJI'
n
a2 JO whomsoeyer
24 I) Patel and Shaw Ltd. omit LId.
26 9 collecting should read collecting IN.urh!r
should
27 5 cashed the crossing .. cashed _ Uw UIIIIIn'.
thecrossiog
JO II annasis .. aunas~
39 10 to 5th June 1929 .. -II" " ' - 11)29
41 I bat the depositOl' is paid. .. but the depGsitor if Ite
Usiru /lis Uposa ill
lite .iIJJIle_1 Uw~
Ie is paid
41 12 trade for .. trade",.
49 18 they trade ... they ~ trade
52 J4 huodi may seod .. hUlldi ~ seod
77 30 loan has been .. loan IItuI been
8) II suspence .. 1SJUpe.s8
89 19 sells heaYJ bear .. sells II ~ bear
89 25 there are less .. there is less
95 4 calenders .. CIIhret£us
loa last line canc:eU .. cII1IUl
109 8 called the Council omit lite
II) 28 General Ledger is read Geoeral Ledger lin
liS 21 collection on .. collection _I
111 8 is debited .. all charges lin debited
118 last line ProYident Balances .. ProYident
ces
,.,,4
Balan-
.,.
120 5 Bad Doubtful Debts .. Bad IDIIl Doubtful
Debts
UJ 9 Act require .. Act RqllUa
UJ 29 Goyernmeot took .. GoYernment IIIi4