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A meeting of the Federal Reserve Board was held in the office
Of the Board on Thursday, September 29, 1921, at
11:45 a.m.
PRESENT: Governor Harding
Mr. Platt
Mr. Hamlin
Mr. Mi tchell
Mr. Hoiton, Secretary.
Minutes of the meeting of the Board held September 28th were
reacl end on motion approved.
The Governor reported the reserve positions of the several Fedreserve banks as at close of business September 27th, and the
atatus of rediscounts between the Federal reserve banks as of the same
(Late,
The Governor reported rediscount transactions, member bank pro4118sory notes secured by Government obligations, ra.te 6%, as follows:

SePt. 28
sePt, 28

With

Bank red.iscounting
Richinond

New York

Atlanta

Boston

.Arnount
$10,000,000
500,000

Maturities
11-15 days
1-90 days
(Comm'l)

Letter dated September 28th, from Mr. Case, Deputy Governor
°I' tile Federal

lieserve

Bank of New Yolk, advising that the Board of

"ctors of that Bank, in accordanne with the practice of considering
the
8a1 arie5 of officers on their service anniversary dates. haLl decided
to
-"140 no change in the salary of Mr Edwin C. French, Manager of the
°Ilet()clY Department, but had, subject to the approval of the Federal
teeerve Board, increased the salary of Mr. H. W. Snow, Jr., Cashier of
811-tfalo Branch, from $3800 to ,4.',4800 per annum, effective from the




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clat

Of

his assuming his duties as Cashier.
Approved..
Governor Harding submitted to the Board a letter from Mr. J. H.

Caes D°Pity Governor of the Fedezal deserve Bank of New
York, advising
that the Havana

branch of the National City Bank of New York was exper-

lellcing a run by depositors, but that th9 Cuban branches of the Nat io nal
City B
ealk of New York had on hand and in transit to them a sufficient
444111t of cash to take care of the situation.

Governor Harding further

tatect that he had received word from Mr. Case that the Directors of the
"
41 Reserve Bank of New York would during the current day appoint,
e
11130ect to the approval of the Federal Reserve Board, the National City
Balk
Of l'ew York as its agency in Havana, Cuba.
Upon notion, it was voted that Governor Harding
be authorized, as soon as official action shall be
taken by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to
approve in behalf of the Federal Reserve Board, the
aPpointment by that Bank of the National City Bark of
Nat' York as its agency in Havana, Cuba, with the
understanding that no business will be transacted as
a result of such agency, until regulations shall be
Prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board.
Letter dated. September 27th, from the Comtroller of the Currency
Ilecilleeting approval of a salary of

y:41''3,000

per annum to be paid to Mr.

141/4 P. Brock, Nat kmal Bank Zexaminer in the Tenth Federal Reserve
triet.
Approved.




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REpoR
Dat

_S OF COLIMITIEE NO. 1:

- September 29th, Recornrrending approval of the application of Mr.
T. H. Kevin to serve at the same time as director
RINI officer of the First National Bank of Salida,
California, and as director ani officer of the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Bank of Sacramento, Calif.
Approved.

At 12:35 p.m. the meeting adjourned.

Secretary.
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