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CIHM/ICMH 
 
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Technical and Bibliographic Notes/Notes techniques et bibliographiques 
 
 The Institute has attempted to obtain the best 
 original copy available for filming. Features of this 
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 which may alter any of the images in the 
 reproduction, or which may significantly change 
 the usual method of filming, are checked below. 
 
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 Blank leaves added during restoration may 
 appear within the text. Whenever possible, these 
 have been omitted from filming/ 
 II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajouties 
 lors d'une restauration apparaissent dans le texte, 
 mais, lorsque cela 6tait possible, ces pages n'ont 
 pas 4t6 filmies. 
 
 L'Institut a microfilm6 le meilleur exemplaire 
 qu'il lui a 6td possible de se procurer. Les details 
 de cet exemplaire qui sont peut-dtre uniques du 
 point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent modifier 
 une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exiger une 
 modification dans la mdthode normale de filmage 
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 slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to 
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 obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure, 
 etc., ont 6X6 filmies A nouveau de fa^on d 
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*>**>• copy filmad her* has boan raproducsd thanks 
 to tha ganaroslty of: 
 
 Library Division 
 
 Provincial Archives of British Columbia 
 
 Tha imagas appaaring har^ ara tha bast quality 
 posslbia consldaring tha condition and laglbllity 
 of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha 
 fllnrtlng contract spaclflcatlons. 
 
 Origins* copias in printad papar covars ara filmad 
 baginning with tha front covar and anding on 
 tha last paga with a printad or iliustratad Impras- 
 slon, or tha back covar whan appropriata. All 
 othar original copias are filmad baginning on tha 
 ffrst paga with a printad or iliustratad impras- 
 sion. and anding on tha last paga with a printed 
 or illustrated impression. 
 
 The last recorded frame on each microfiche 
 shall contain the symbol -^ (meaning "CON- 
 TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), 
 whichever applies. 
 
 Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at 
 different reduction ratios. Those too large to be 
 entiriily included in one exposure are filmed 
 beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to 
 right and top to bottom, as many frames as 
 required. The following diagrams illustrate the 
 method; 
 
 L'exemplaira film* fut reprodult grAce A la 
 gAnArosltA da: 
 
 Library Division 
 
 Provincial Archives of British Columbia 
 
 Las imagas suivantas ont AtA raproduites avac la 
 plus grand soln, compta tenu de la condition at 
 da la nettet« de l'exemplaira film«, at en 
 conformity avec les conditions du contrat de 
 filmaga. 
 
 Las exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en 
 papier est ImprimAe sont filmAs en commengant 
 par la premier plat at en terminant soit par la 
 darniire page qui comporte una empreinte 
 d'impression ou d'illustration, solt par la second 
 plat, salon la cas. Tous les autres exemplaires 
 originaux sont filmis en commengant par la 
 premiAre page qui comporte une empreinte 
 d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par 
 la dernlAre paga qui comporte une telle 
 empreinte. 
 
 Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la 
 dernidre image de cheque microfiche, seion le 
 cas: le symbols — ♦• signifie "A SUIVRE ", le 
 symbols V signifie "FIN". 
 
 Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc , pouvent *tre 
 filmAs A des taux de reduction diffirents. 
 Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre 
 reproduit en un seul clich4, il est film* i partir 
 de I'angle sup^rieur gauche, de gauche A droite. 
 at de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre 
 d'images nicessaire. Les diagrammes suivants 
 illustrent la mithode. 
 
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 IX 2-J(Hi ><llAI!i:s OF ^^l(Hl KACll. W ITIl I'OWllll To IM'RKASH. 
 
 Till' wiinl (if Hiinkinv ncrdimiKHliiiiiiii liy iIh' MiTciiiiiits. ^fincrs. iiml the <^('ii(.'riil 
 imlilic of l{riii>li Ciiliiiiiliiii liii^ Idiii;- ln'cii srM'ivlv Irli. iiinl it is ilidiiLilit tliiii iln.' lime lm.-< 
 now iiiTivdl wlii'ii llii" liiisincss nl' llic Cnldiiy (mIIs \'nv a |jiTiiiiiiii'nt l?:iiik of itsdwii; iunl 
 
 till' lirolllDtrrs 111' this .-rlir|iii>. 1im\ i'.l.n' lull rullli'lclirr ilJ tin' lUliilir S|iilil ainl colllllll.'l-rilll 
 ciitci'prisi' III' till' ililiiiliiliiiils III' iiiilisli CiiliiiiiliiM, liri; iis a rrliinlv tu |i|-ii|MiS(.'. 
 
 That a l$aiik umli'i- ihi' ahnvi' liilr hi' csiahlishcil in New Wi'slniinstrr. 
 
 Thai ihi' Capital hr ?j!"iil. (1(1(1. in -j:,!!!! .Iiai-cs of S|(l(l carli. a il('|iiisito of $10 to lie 
 
 paiil on rarh shan llir l.-I nl' I'l'hniary, I ^il:;. mi thr Isl of Aii;;iist. 1 S(i.'i, iiml §!(► 
 
 (Ill the 1.--I of i-'cliiiiary. ISCil, ihc ri'inaimliT to In' at tin' rail of the Diri'rtors — hut no 
 call at any lillic to rxcrrij Id pci rmt ol' the al t sill IM Til 11 'I I . nor to hr I'liforri'il with- 
 out tlu'i'i." niiinths notiri'. nor moii' ihan two rails in \„' inailr in an\" onr \i'ur. 
 
 The jiU'aii's of the i'lank to he niaiia;;vi| l.\ a Koai'l of |)ii-eeiiifs i\...-i::\ .'iiiiiiallv at 
 a general niei'lii\^ of the >liareholi|ers. 
 
 Siihseription I'loiiks to he (,peiiei| al I e, anil aliene\ei- a siillii lent niinnier of naiiies 
 
 .shall he .silhserihed to fullil the rei|iiireiueiits of l' • existini; laws, a ;j.eiief{il uieeliiiu,- to 
 he callod for the eleelion of l>irerloi-s. the making' of r>\e-La\\s I'm- the piveriuiieiit of 
 the ]?ank, and the liansadioii of Mieh oihi r lnisiness as nnn he ileeineil neeessarv. 
 
 The hiisiness ol llie l!ank woiiM liiihrare the n-iial ti'aii-aetions of siirli estalijjsh- 
 inents, ami in ailiiilioii, the luirehase of l'.iIiI in Dusi ami in liiir-. wliieh last liraneh woiihi 
 jn'ove il vei-y !>Teal henelil to niiiiers ami trailers, ami in rcliirii yield a hamlsoine and 
 le.y;itiliiale [irolit to the shareliolders. 
 
 The (ijieratio.is of the Hank would, in the lir-.i iiistanee. he eiinlined to the (ielieral 
 Office iit New Westniiiister, and in due (•(iin-.-e of time, as the eMeiisinn of lnisiness should 
 wiu'raut. hraneh (illlees would he esiahli-lied in the diU'ereiit up-eouiitr\ towns. 
 
 
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 It Wdlllil he alllliisf llscli'ss lii \:\y lirl'iii,- the |illl)lii' (if lirilisli ( 'iilimiliiil tllC lllllliy iul- 
 v;iiilii,Lrfs iillordcil h\ \m\\\,<s in llic ("dldiiy n JJniik of ils own, where the Head Office und 
 sillise(|llent liriilielies wdiiIiI lie in the Cdldiiy, where the sliiire-lisl woiihl l)e coilljiosed of 
 ils own ('dloniyts. mid whi'i-e the inolits iii'isiiin- tlierelroni iiisteiiil of heing reiiiiltcil to 
 ForeiMii Shiii-ehdldei's would lie handed over to re.-idenis, and lie airiiin [ihieed in cifenia- 
 tion in the Cdiony. 
 
 The iH-dliis arisinjr from the e>talilislinieiiis, under somewhat similar eii'emiislances 
 in the Colonies of Canada, Australia and New /ealaml. have been larjit'', uiiil tlie |iru- 
 motei's of this iiiirely Colonial nnderlakin;;' eai'iiesily liej; the eo-operatioii und awsistaiico 
 of the iidialiitaiits of the Colony. roii\ineed that iiy so doinj;' tliev will at the same time 
 ]iromote tlie |iiil)lie j^ood and theii' own interests. 
 
 Apiilicalions for shares to lie nnide to the Provisional >raiiaj;in<r '"onmHttoo, Xew 
 "Westminster, and will he received ii)i to tlie otli of January, ISC,;;, when the list.s will 
 
 1k' closed. 
 
 The follow ing- fientlenien ha\e lieeii elecleil as a Provisional Manajrinj^ Coiiiiuittee to 
 olitain sMli.xcriliers, and when a siillicient nninliei- shall he- obtained, to cull a general 
 iiieetin"- for the election of [)irect(irs and oilier Imsiness. 
 
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 V. (!. CLAIDHT. HSQ. 
 
 'B^o'FLisA. OF- ^!^i=:pi_.io^^Tio:isr. 
 
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 1 liog yoti will allot me 
 i3ANK of British Columhiu, (limited.) 
 
 shares in the Colonul 
 
 Tu the Provisiiiiml Munagin^ C'nimnillci', I 
 -Vow WcHtiniiistcr. ) 
 
 
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