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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

STATEMENT of the Average Amount of LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the BANK OF OTAGO
(LIMITED), at DUNEDIN, during the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1869.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation . . . 36,798 1 6
Bills in Circulation . . . 24,264 12 11
Balances due to other Banks . . .
Government Deposits . . .
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest . . . 76,329 16 9
Bearing Interest. . . 29,650 13 7
Total Average Liabilities £167,043 4 9

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver, and other
Coined Metal . . . 21,908 0 7
Gold or Silver in Bullion or Bars 7,791 4 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks 1,665 1 7
Balances due from other Banks 1,875 9 5
Landed Property . . . 28,329 3 3
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 146,125 18 5
2. Colonial Government Securi-
   ties
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (ex-
   clusive of Debts abandoned
   as bad) 229,934 14 3
5. Securities not included under
   the above heads
   Total Average Assets £437,629 11.10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended
31st December, 1869 £ 231,529 16 6
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders 6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared 7,198 12 2
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend 5,958 18 10

Dated at Dunedin, this 8th day of January, 1870.

W. J. M. LARNACH, Colonial Manager.
J. ROSS CUNDELL, 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.

BANKS.
LIABILITIES.
| 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 | 82,331,307 4 52,903,509 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 | 1,102,901 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 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 | 25,291,780 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 | 96,051 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 | 964,906 17 11 |

Treasury, Wellington, 7th February, 1870.
J. WOODWARD, Assistant Treasurer.
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.