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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 24

XIV.—Savings Banks

XIV.—Savings Banks.

Perhaps the best indication of the prosperity of the working classes will be found in the number of depositors and average amount of deposits; these have been :—

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Depositors. Balances 31st December. Average Deposits. £ £ 1866 4,513 91,863 20 '67 6,579 156,855 24 '68 8,121 243,615 30 '69 10,103 320,383 32 '70 12,137 388,804 32 1871 14,275 454,966 32 '72 17,289 597,002 35 '73 21,807 812,144 37 '74 27,215 943,753 35 '75 30,310 897,326 30 Average 15,234 490,671 32

In 1875 the proportion of depositors to population was 80 per 1,000.