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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
STATEMENT of the Average Amount of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the UNION BANK OF
AUSTRALIA, within the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1869.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in Circulation 104,888 4 3
Bills in Circulation . 12,717 9 10
Balances due to other Banks 294 10 1
Government Deposits 264 19 5
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest 449,856 5 2
Bearing Interest 331,877 9 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver, and other
Coined Metal 267,556 6 1
Gold or Silver in Bullion or Bars 19,746 16 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks 1,156 19 10
Balances due from other Banks 40,198 7 1
Landed Property 45,039 6 5
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 670,950 19 6
2. Colonial Government Securi-
   rities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclu-
   sive of Debts abandoned as
   bad) 426,105 1 2
5. Securities not included under
   the above heads 5,845 8 7

Total Average Liabilities £899,898 18 3
Total Average Assets £1,476,599 4 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1869 £ 1,250,000 0 0
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders 15 ℘ cent. ℘ annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared 93,750 0 0
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend 496,051 7 10
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1870.
GEO. COWIE, Assistant Inspector.
W. KNOWLES, pro Accountant.

GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the
Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1869.

LIABILITIES.
BANKS.
Notes in
Circulation.
Bills in
Circulation.
Balances due to
other Banks.
Deposits.
Total
Liabilities.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 304,203 5 5 21,037 18 9 38,407 11 1 1,427,325 0 3 1,790,973 15 6
Union Bank of Australia. 104,888 4 3 12,717 9 10 294 10 1 781,998 14 1 899,898 18 3
Bank of New South Wales 122,116 13 0 2,445 15 7 3,926 9 8 647,505 8 2 775,994 6 5
Bank of Australasia. 49,935 10 9 2,348 3 1 0 6 2 224,145 12 9 276,429 12 9
Bank of Otago (Limited) 36,798 1 6 24,264 12 11 105,980 10 4 167,043 4 9
Totals £ 617,941 14 11 38,549 7 3 66,893 9 11 3,186,955 5 7 3,910,339 17 8

ASSETS.
BANKS.
Coin.
Bullion.
Landed
Property.
Notes and
Bills of other
Banks.
Balances due
from
other Banks.
Notes and Bills
discounted, and
all other Debts
due to Banks.
Total Assets.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand. 382,192 11 10 146,022 8 8 22,260 12 9 6,355 0 0 15,372 1 7 82,331,307 4 5 2,903,509 19 4
Union Bank of Australia 267,556 6 1 19,746 16 3 45,039 6 5 1,156 19 10 40,198 7 1 1,102,901 9 3 1,476,599 4 11
Bank of N. S. Wales 249,455 11 6 37,186 1 2 21,334 12 4 2,189 12 6 6,179 17 0 952,024 10 10 1,268,370 5 4
Bank of Australasia 104,520 9 1 14,723 14 2 34,054 6 8 2,168 14 8 529,486 10 3 684,953 14 10
Bank of Otago (Lim.) 21,908 0 7 7,791 4 4 28,329 3 3 1,665 1 7 1,875 9 5 376,060 12 8 437,629 11 10
Totals £ 1,025,632 19 1 225,470 4 7 151,018 1 5 13,535 8 7 63,625 15 2 5,291,780 7 5 6,771,062 16 3

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.
BANKS.
Capital paid up.
Rate per Annum of last Dividend.
Amount of last
Dividend declared
Amount of Re-
served Profits at
the time of declar-
ing such Dividend.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 500,000 0 0 15 per cent. 37,500 0 0 192,039 3 5
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 15 per cent. 93,750 0 0 496,051 7 10
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 15 per cent. 75,000 0 0 338,096 12 0
Bank of Australasia. 1,200,000 0 0 6 per cent. and bonus of 4 per cent 60,000 0 0 332,760 15 10
Bank of Otago (Limited). 231,529 16 6 6 per cent. 7,198 12 2 5,958 18 10
Totals £4,181,529 16 6 273,448 12 2 1,364,906 17 11

Treasury, Wellington, 7th February, 1870.
J. WOODWARD, Assistant Treasurer.
N.B. The above are substituted for the Returns printed in pages 76 and 78, in consequence of a clerical error in the item
"Amount of Reserved Profits" of the Union Bank of Australia, which was stated as £96,051 7s. 10d. instead of £496,051
7s. 10d.
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.