As to the proportion of these deposits which were held for long periods there is no accurate information. The Chartered and Eastern Banks are alone in distinguishing in their balance sheets between fixed deposits and current accounts. In 1912 the Chartered Bank held £m10½ on current account, etc., and £m7½ on fixed deposit; the Eastern Bank £m½ on current account and £m1½ on fixed deposit.[109] More than half of the deposits of the Banks as a whole are probably held on current account or at short notice. If we are to make a guess, the Banks may have held in 1910 about £13,000,000 on current account outside India; but by no means all of this (in the case of the Chartered and National Banks especially) would be held in London. The question of the amount of the London assets of the Banks does not lend itself to statistical summary. But I do not think that there is the least reason for supposing that the position is not a strong one. 19. The principles which underlie the preceding analysis may be illustrated by reference to a hypothetical balance sheet, simplified, but less simplified than those commonly published. £m. │ £m. (i.) Capital and │ (vii.) Loans and Advances Reserve Fund 1½ │ in London 3 │ (ii.) Fixed Deposits │ (viii.) Loans and Advances in London 3½ │ in India 3 │ (iii.) Current Accounts │ (ix.) Trade Bills on London in London 2½ │ negotiated in India 6½ │ (iv.) Fixed Deposits │ (x.) Trade Bills on India in India 2 │ negotiated in London 1½ │ (v.) Current Accounts │ (xi.) Cash, etc., in London 1½ in India 2½ │ │ (xii.) Cash, etc., in India ½ (vi.) Trade Bills on │ London negotiated │ (xiii.) Securities 1 in India │ and rediscounted │ (xiv.) Miscellaneous assets in London 5½ │ including silver │ bullion ½ │ —————— │ ———— 17½ │ 17½ ══════ │ ════ This would probably be published as follows:—