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LESSON 26
FIGURES
Figures in shorthand are represented in the following way.
The figures one to seven and nine are represented by shorthand
outlines, when standing alone. Other numbers, except round
numbers are represented by the ordinary Arabic numerals.
Figure Represented by Figure Represented by
1 700 7
2 . 700 7
3 Thousand-s or
4 5,000 5
5 . 2,000 2
6 300,000 3
7 Million
8 8 4,000,000 4
9 200,000,000 2
10 10 Billion
11 11 Two billions 2
12 12 Dollar
13 13 Two billion dollars 2
14 14 Rupees
15 15 Lakh-s or
20 20 Crore-s or
100 (hundred) or
Rs.200 200
hunderedth
1
Per cent Rs. twenty lakhs 20
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23.5 per cent 23.5 Rs. thirty crores 30
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EXERCISE 29
Write the following passages in shorthand in your shorthand notebook,
verify them with key and practise
tise the scripts, as many times as you can.
(1) Very-much-more interest may-be derived from-the the study of figures,
such as-the
the Board of Trade Returns, than at first sight appears likely. It
does not require a very great effort rt of imagination to suppose that behind
these figures there-may-be stories of self-denial,
denial, suffering and misery,
undreamt of by-thethe thoughtless reader. Lord Russell of Killowen produced in
1898 facts and figures to prove that in seven years .28,000,000
28,000,000 hadh been
lost in company liquidation, and that of this amount .20,000,000
20,000,000 had been
lost by shareholders and over .7,000,000 by creditors. Is it unreasonable
to suppose that-these great-losses were-the the immediate cause of much
suffering and hardship that-the
the outside world never heard of? Or, take-the
take
statement that in 1894 the capital invested in limited companies in this
country alone amounted to more than .1,000,000,000,
1,000,000,000, being .
315,000,000 more than was invested in-the the companies of France and
Germany combined. Is-it not likely that a large part of-this this enormous sum
represented the fruit of care, industry, and perseverance on-theon part of-
many men-and-women whose names were unknown to-the the world around
them? And herein lies the secret of England's superior or wealth, whereof-
where
these figures offer such convincing proof? Herein, surely, is food for
profitable reflection, and hereon might be based many interesting
discourses wherewith thoughtful men would-be be both edified and instructed.
Or, again, who can fail to be both interested and amused at-the at statement
of-the
the Registrar of Limited Companies, that, in 1891, a company was
registered with a nominal capital of .10,000,
10,000, divided into 9,600,000 shares
of 1/4d. each, and that-the
the total subscribed capital was 1 3/4 3/ d.? The Act of
1862 requires I that at least seven shares shall be subscribed, and is-it is not
interesting to see how scrupulously the strict letter of-thethe law was complied
with? Further, cheques and bills of exchange amounting to not less than .
20,000,000, and often exceeding . 40,000,000, pass through the London
Bankers' Clearing House every day. What labour of brain and muscle is
represented by-these figures! To what distant parts of-the the earth will the
fruits of that labour be forwarded! This an enormousrmous sum. What an
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amount
mount of good might be done therewith, whereat thousands would rejoice,
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and whereof-the world might feel proud!
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Transcribe and write the following script into longhand, verify with key,
correct it and practise the script, as many times,
imes, as you can.
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Take required no. of print outs of this page and practise all the outlines as given
give in
this lesson and Exercise-29 as directed.
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