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X-4739

federal reserve board
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

SUBJECT:

DECEMFCAT

1 9 2 6 *

Review of S i t u a t i o n of Member Banks in Outlying
Sections Granted Reserve Reductions.

Dear S i r :
R e f e r r i n g to the Board's l e t t e r of October 12, 1926,
X-4689, and the c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the s u b j e c t thereof a t t h e
r e c e n t Conference of Federal Reserve Agents, the Board has
voted to r e q u e s t each Federal Reserve Agent to review a t the
end of the year t h e s i t u a t i o n w i t h r e s p e c t to member banks
l o c a t e d in o u t l y i n g s e c t i o n s of r e s e r v e and c e n t r a l r e s e r v e
c i t i e s , which have been granted permission to c a r r y reduced
r e s e r v e s on demand d e p o s i t s under the p r o v i s i o n s of Section
19 of the Federal Reserve Act.
The Board would l i k e to have the f i r s t review of the
s i t u a t i o n made as of December 31, 1926, and a r e p o r t thereon
from each Federal Reserve Agent as soon a f t e r the end of t h e
year as p r a c t i c a b l e . I t i s expected t h a t the r e p o r t of each
Federal Reserve Agent w i l l deal i n d i v i d u a l l y with each bank
which has been granted the reduced r e s e r v e p r i v i l e g e , and t h a t
in each case, in a d d i t i o n to such d a t a and comment as the Agent
may deem i t d e s i r a b l e to submit, t h e r e w i l l be s e t f o r t h
(1) Total d e p o s i t s as of the d a t e of approval of
the b a n k ' s a p p l i c a t i o n .
(2) Total d e p o s i t s as of the d a t e of t h e survey.
(3) Amount due to banks as of the d a t e of approval
of the bank 1 s a p p l i c a t i o n .
(4) Amount due to banks a s of the date of the survey.
(5) Ratio of bank d e p o s i t s to t o t a l d e p o s i t s .
Very t r u l y yours,

Walter L. Eddy,
Secretary,

TO ALL F. R. AGENTS.