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manaer in confidence for the ase of himself and his
credit staff only.
The question of the forthcoming meeting of the
Advisory Council, saggesting that there :maid be difficulty in making ap a preliminary programme in view of
the rapid change in conditions now in progress.

It was

agreed that the Governor write the President of the ,dvisory Council to this effect, sasse tins a meeting for
general diccussion,> governed by circamstances as they
may develop.
The vestion of the annual renewal of uernits under
the Clayton Ixt, raised by an imluiry received from the
First National Bank of Gainesville, Florida; referred
to Counsel for report.
Changes in capital stock at 'cdoral reserve banks
were, on recommendation of the Committee on Membership,
approved as follows:
applications for original stock.
District No. 12.
rational Bank of

iAlensbarg,

ash.

Upon recommendation of the Committee on

Shares
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ember-

ship, the 2x, hange Savings bank of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
. was, on motion, admitted to membership in the 1?eLieral re-

ervesysterl, .11;01: cohditions nanleC, by the ,:cynittee in
its report, and the Secret.ry dire3ted to send the asaal
-Avice
.arburL; read a memorandum

ith reference to the

trade :,,ce,12tances, ;,nd after discussion

IHarchL:.e. of

it was agreed that a copy of the memorandum be sent to 3overnor rancher, wio had broaat L!EJ matter to the attention
of the Board, for such comment as he might have to offer,
the lovernor to trans:dt

he menornndan, as the personal

re3()Tenction of :r.
r.,,aruarL: read a 7e;',or-,,ndam aith reference to the
r( ,7al_tinn of z'Aerican L
eiL:n countries.

11.Z8 or‘,- ,112.ed to do basiness in for-

The '!.eror ad

on 'lotion, adopted,

a.s discussed and modified

z'oject to sh fart:.,cr ch,11T:o in

ihraseoloy as the .;over„2r -1,J1

t:iinh best.

acr a:;rLed that the re2resent. ;ives of t;:o

It .;Lo fartrade

.10 e.:pect to visit “ushir_;ton in the near 'atare,
be advised of the contents of the men,,orandam at a confcrenJe
to be acid v,ith
The Secretary of the Board read a memorandum of Jhief
:,-aAner Broderick :iith reference to the examination of state
member ban";-s.




nn motion, the plan of the 'ftemorandam Was %(1.-

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opted in general, with the understanding that the Boz-ird's
policy would be to re4uire a minimum of one e...amination
per annum in the case of each bank, power being reserved
to call for more if necessary.
1,overnor Harding presented a letter addressed to
the Depr,rt.nent of State with reference to the recomnendation recently made by the Swedish chamber of •Commerce re,. exchange in Sweden.
gardinr,

It

as agreed that the letter

be revised and re-submitted at the ne.::t neetine; of the
Board.
The -ssistant ,Jounsel of the Board presented a
letter from 7ederal Reserve 4 s3ent rerrin with reference
to the liability for checks drawn on failed Seattle banks,
in which it was stated that the ?ederal aeL,erve Bank of
Chicago had been asked to submit the controversy to the
Board for arbitration, but had declined, legal proceedings being further suggested as the only remaining course.
It was agreed that the ,,lovernor write the Chicago Bank
asking their reasons for their declination to arbitrate
the controversy with the San ?rancisco Bank reg%rdinj
these cl:lec]-:s.
letter from ::essrs. Bernhard, Scholle

Convany

relative to the proposed fo

of stamp across the face of

domestic bankers' acceltances, was read and discussed, but
no final action taken.
On motion, at 1:.40 p.m. the Board adjourned to
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et on Th—cz-0 y,uust 30, at eleven a.m.

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