1 MARCH 1986, Page 19

Bank note

NO DOUBT some lobbyist will say that we must have British wood to provide British pulp for British paper-mills (Portals, actually) for British banknotes, to keep the money supply going. On that, there are conflicting indications from the Bank of England. The Bank has installed two cash- dispensing machines (cut out the middle- man, go direct to the supplier!) If you put in you Bank of England card (staff only) they are meant to supply money. However, when I inspected them, they had run out.