The Irish Pound 1797-1826

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. <p>Introduction Text of the Report of 1804 Selections from the Minutes of Evidence 1. Procedures Stabilizing Exchange Rates Between Edinburgh and London 2. Robert Barnewell, Relation Between Bank of Ireland Note Issues, Prices; Exchange Rates 3. Exchange Stabilization by Bank of Ireland's Use of a London Fund 4. Credit Policy of Bank of Ireland; Relation of Monetary Supply to Prices and Exchange Rates, Exchange Stabilization by Use of London Fund 5. 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 6. Causes of Exchange Fluctuations; Effect of Absentee Remittances Upon Irish Exports 7. Irish Treasury's Transfer of Funds from England to Ireland 8. 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</p>