THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

SCHEDULE.

Friendly Society registered.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1867:" Notice is hereby given, that a transcript
of the Rules of
The Royal Good Intent Lodge, No. 4829, I.O.O.F.,
M.U., Akaroa,
has been lodged with the Registrar of Friendly
Societies registered and recorded in his office under
the provisions of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1867."

Dated this 8th day of May, 1873.

G. S. COOPER,
(for the Registrar).

Friendly Societies registered.

IN the matter of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1867:" Notice is hereby given, that a transcript
of the By-laws of
"The Loyal Waikato Lodge, No. 5444, Auckland
District, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
Manchester Unity, Friendly Society," and of
"The Court Perseverance, No. 3977, of the New
Zealand A.O.F. Friendly Society,"
duly certified, has been lodged with the Registrar of
Friendly Societies registered and recorded in his
office under the provisions of "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1867."

Dated the 12th day of May, 1873.

G. S. COOPER,
(for the Registrar).

Officiating Minister registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1873.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information :-

Roman Catholic Church :
The Reverend AUGUSTE LEFORESTIER.

Wesleyan Methodist Society.
The Reverend GEORGE BOND,
FREDERICK DEWSBURY.

I, JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar-General of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages in New Zealand, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Names of Officiating
Ministers, within the meaning of "The Marriage
Act, 1854," have been sent in to me, in addition to
the names in Lists published in the New Zealand
Gazette, No. 6, of the 30th January; No. 9, of the
13th February; No. 11, of the 27th February; No.
17, of the 20th of March; No. 22, of the 10th of
April; No. 25, of the 24th of April; and No. 26,
of the 1st of May, in the present year.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
seventh day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three.

JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.

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Bank Returns.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in the
Colony, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1873.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation: 346,266 0 4
• Bills in Circulation: 18,781 6 5
• Balances due to other Banks: 2,232 2 5
• Government Deposits: 508,619 16 1
• Other Deposits— Not bearing Interest: 1,146,681 4 4
• Other Deposits— Bearing Interest: 464,435 2 2
• Total average Liabilities: £2,487,015 11 9

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver, and other Coined Metal: 438,416 13 1
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars: 148,586 15 7
• Notes and Bills of other Banks: 7,976 14 10
• Balances due from other Banks: 8,700 13 4
• Landed Property: 23,196 8 6
• Amount of all other Securities— 1. Notes and Bills Discounted: 762,347 8 8
• Amount of all other Securities— 2. Colonial Government Securities: 150,292 6 2
• Amount of all other Securities— 3. Other Funded Securities: ...
• Amount of all other Securities— 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad): 1,057,342 6 7
• Amount of all other Securities— 5. Securities not included under the above heads: 269,118 7 6
• Total average Assets: £2,865,977 14 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1873, £600,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £226,360 5s.

Dated at Auckland, this 24th day of April, 1873.

D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia,
within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1873.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation: £ 119,522 3 9
• Bills in Circulation: 13,916 1 6
• Balances due to other Banks: 23 5 3
• Government Deposits...: 268 1 6
• Other Deposits— Not bearing Interest: 598,761 4 4
• Other Deposits— Bearing Interest: 420,785 2 11
• Total average Liabilities: ... £1,153,275 19 3

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals: £ 341,462 11 2
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars: 25,458 18 7
• Notes and Bills of other Banks: 2,521 15 2
• Balances due from other Banks: 7,484 5 3
• Landed Property: 45,000 0 0
• Amount of all other Securities— 1. Notes and Bills Discounted: 297,361 12 3
• Amount of all other Securities— 2. Colonial Government Securities: ...
• Amount of all other Securities— 3. Other Funded Securities: ...
• Amount of all other Securities— 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad): 425,972 3 5
• Amount of all other Securities— 5. Securities not included under the above heads: 7,302 4 0
• Total average Assets: ... £1,152,563 9 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1873, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 13 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £81,250.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £485,779 19s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of April, 1873.

A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.