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Cash book containing details of transactions in one of Sainsbury's head office bank accounts, mainly salaries and bonuses for staff and payments to members of the Sainsbury family. On each folio (double page) the debits ("To...") are listed on the left hand page and the credits ("By...") are listed on the right hand page. This appears to be the cash book for Sainsbury's 'No. 2 account' with London City and Westminster Bank.

Examples of debit transactions include:
Payments recieved from collecting banks: LC & Midland No 1, LC Westminster No. 1 account

Examples of credit transactions include:
Salary and bonus payments to staff (with surname and initials)
Money transferred into LC & Midland No 1 account
Payments to members of the Sainsbury family
War loans to employees
Interest on loans