The office accommodation was also of the most
primitive order, and consisted merely of a slightly raised wooden
platform on which were perched a couple of desks and a few chairs.
They had never held at any period a position of standing or importance
in the commercial world, and some time after my arrival there were
unpleasant rumours floating abroad about them, and I recollect shortly
before their final collapse the manager's chair was occupied by the
founder of one of the most influential and leading firms of the
present day. When it disappeared the ground was acquired by the Agra
Bank which erected the present very handsome buildings, shortly after,
as far as I remember, it amalgamated with the Masterman Banking
Concern in London, and it was subsequently known as Agra and
Mastermans Bank.
[Illustration: _Photo. by B. & S._ Currency Office, built on
the site of the old Calcutta Auction Company.]
[Illustration: _Photo. by J. & H._ Hamilton & Co's premises, Old
Court House Street.]
[Illustration: _Photo. by Bourne & Shepherd.
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