SIZE AND COLOUR

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1926, Page 4

SIZE AND COLOUR

CONFUSION OF BANK NOTES. AVELLINGTOX, April 15. The necessity of obviating any confusion that may arise over the colours and size of hank notes lias been before the Council of the AA’ollington Chamber of Commerce, and at last night's meeting, the secretary (.Mr H. S. Fair, child) presented a report based on inquiries made on the question among the local banks.

11 appeared, reported Air .Fairchild, that the uniform size of the now notes mot with approval. Little difficulty ha been experienced by the hanks in distinguishing the various denominations. tint some opinions given were to the effect that it would lie an improvement if some of tlie colours were made more distinctive. The' yellow ten shilling notes and the brown £lO notes wlieii dirtied and worn presented possibilities of confusion, though the wording plainly indicated the different denominations. The hanks had gone fa great expense to prepare plates and print quantities of the new notes, so that any change could not be immediately effected, but the Chamber could make representations to the Associated Banks that consideration he given to the question of having more distinctive colours adopted in future in order to make the denominations more readily distinguishable. “An over-printing in different ink would assist considerably,” added Mr. Fairchild. “One suggestion was that an over-printed wording in different ink bo adopted, on the lines of the crosses to le found in the Union Jack, 0.g., on ten shilling notes one diagonal ‘ten shillings’ ; oil onepound note ‘One pound.’ as Ft. Andrew's ‘Cross; on five pound notes. •Five pounds, 1 as St George’s Cross.”

The chairman (Air. I). J. AloGowan) slated that the matter had been brought up by the Dunedin Chamber, and the Council should support any representations made. He moved that the matter lie referred to the Associated Chambers of Commerce.

The general opinion appeared to favour more uniformity, and more distinelivenes in the colour used. The eliairirmn's motion was caried.