1st Edition
The Irish Pound, 1797-1826 A Reprint of the Report of the Committee of 1804 of the House of Commons on the Condition of the Irish Currency
First Published in 2005. The Irish Report is a scarce document, known to comparatively few economists. This reprint of the Report and of portions of the Minutes of Evidence, set against the historical background, will not only be of interest to the student of monetary theory and of monetary history, but also help to give perspective on some present-day problems of monetary and exchange policy, particularly in the countries of the sterling area. The Irish Report was frequently cited in the pamphlet literature of the time, and in Parliamentary debate, and discussed in detail the exchange situation between Ireland and England.
Introduction
Text of the Report of 1804
Selections from the Minutes of Evidence
James Mansfield, Procedures Stabilizing Exchange Rates Between Edinburgh and London
Robert Barnewell, Relation Between Bank of Ireland Note Issues, Prices; Exchange Rates
John Irving, Exchange Stabilization by Bank of Ireland's Use of a London Fund
William Colville, Credit Policy of Bank of Ireland; Relation of Monetary Supply to Prices and Exchange Rates, Exchange Stabilization by Use of London Fund
Jeremiah D'Olier, Credit Policy of Bank of Ireland; Relation of Bank of Ireland Notes and Issues of Private Banks; Exchange Stabilization by Use of a London Fund
Robert Marshall, Causes of Exchange Fluctuations; Effect of Absentee Remittances Upon Irish Exports
John Puget, Irish Treasury's Transfer of Funds from England to Ireland
Extract from the Bullion Report Relating to the Report of the Irish Currency Committee of 1804 and To The Exchange Relations of Ireland and England
Biography
Frank W. Fetter
