APPENDIX B. Development of Postal Cheque Systems Abroad. Germany .. France .. Austria a Belgium .. Holland .. Czecho- Slovakia Switzerland Hungary .. Yugo Slavia [taly .. Denmark .. Year of nstitu- Hon. 1909 1918 (883 1913 [918 i018 908 890 1918 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. Popula- tion (in millions). (in thousands of accounts). 759 110 177 35 55 3 918 151 186 93 _E 626 182 191 11& 808 216 177 137 108 856 258 178 157 113 Q7 ' 893 318 180 178 120 7 63 40 6 7 7 13 A 59 53 12 9 683 1 55 8 13 12 11 | 38 11 gq The following countries also have Postal Cheque systems :— Saar Territory Luxembourg Poland Sweden Lithuania Egypt Danzig Japan Latvia Some form of Postal Cheque business is transacted also in :— Albania Spain Roumania Bolivia Greece Venezuela Cuba Portugal APPENDIX C. Relative Development of Branch Banking in various Number of Bank Offices. * Population. Great Britain and Ireland Switzerland Belgium Denmark France .. Holland Germany Austria .. Hungary 100 “0 47,100,000 3,900,000 7 800,00" 200 ND 700, 7,400 63,100,000 6,500,000 8,000,600 20 Countries. Number of Inhabitants to each Bank Office. 3,600 5,600 6,500 8,500 9,250 10,600 20,350 32,500 80,000 * Figures of actual branches shown in “ The Bankers’ Almanac and Year Book, 1927-28.”