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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-S531
March 10, 1930.

SUBJECT:

C a l c u l a t i o n of Beserves as a t the Close
of Business the Previous Day.

Dear S i r ;
The Board h a s r e c e i v e d r e p l i e s from a l l
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks t o i t s l e t t e r of J a n u a r y 31,
(X-5489), a s k i n g f o r e x p r e s s i o n s a s to what "benefits
i t i s e x p e c t e d member banks would d e r i v e from a
p r o p o s e d amendment to the B o a r d ' s R e g u l a t i o n s which
would p e r m i t t h e c a l c u l a t i o n of r e s e r v e s a s a t t h e
c l o s e of b u s i n e s s t h e p r e v i o u s day.
t h e s e r e p l i e s were r e f e r r e d to the r e c e n t l y
a p p o i n t e d committee on r e s e r v e s which f e e l s t h a t t h i s
q u e s t i o n should be c o n s i d e r e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a
number of o t h e r q u e s t i o n s which a r e bound t o a r i s e i n
the c o u r s e of i t s study, and upon i t s recommendation,
a t the m e e t i n g of the Board on March 6, i t was v o t e d
t h a t t h e p r o p o s a l be l e f t w i t h o u t d e t e r m i n a t i o n u n t i l
the committee h a s c o n s i d e r e d the whole r e s e r v e problem.
Very t r u l y y o u r s ,

R. A. Young,
Governor.

TO GOVERNORS OF AIL F . R. BAMS.