20 APRIL 1929, page 30

Financial Notes

CONFIDENCE INCREASING. Avrnoucal general business in public securities has been restricted in view of Budget and General Election uncer- tainties, there has been some further......

Some Wise Remissions.

As regards the general Estimates of Revenue, it is also felt that the Chancellor has been unusually sanguine, especially as regards the Estate Duties and the revenue from stamps......

Banking In Japan.

The full report of the Yokohama Specie Bank for the past half-year is satisfactory in all respects, and confirms the impression created by the original dividend announcement.......

Finance—public & Pr I Vate The City And The Budget It Would

probably be safe to say that a wittier Budget speech has seldom been delivered than the one made by Mr. Churchill last Monday in introducing to Parliament his fifth Budget. Nor......

Point Of Criticism.

Recognition of that fact has caused the City to be a little less critical of some of the Budget proposals than would otherwise have been the case. Nevertheless, there are......

The Chancellor's Difficulties.

'I`have felt it impossible to deal with the Budget without commenting upon these points which have evoked criticism in the City, but I should be conveyin g a false impression if......

A Five-year Comparison.

It is not only natural but fitting that Mr. Churchill in presenting his pre-election Budget should have reviewed the general course of finance during the present Admini-......