| Description | Green's paper covers practice and procedures from 1880 to 1916, including extracts from contemporary letters and orders, and is divided into the following subject areas: inscribed stock; transfer of stock; powers of attorney; payment of dividends; addresses; the deduction of income tax from dividends; proof of death; conversion and redemption; minors; Married Women's Property Acts; signatures; amalgamations and designations; official accounts; Bank of Ireland; Scotland; Friendly Societies; Unclaimed stock (dormant accounts); stocks management; Bank Stock; organisation of the Stock Department; Audit Department; relations with staff and public; and the Chief Accountant. Green's introduction refers to the vast expansion in the number of stock accounts managed by the Bank between 1900 and 1950, and states that much of the early history of the department 'had either passed beyond recall or was not generally accessible' 57pp. |