THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Name of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1873.

IT is hereby notified for general information, that
the name of the Post Office in the Province
of Auckland, lately called "Dedwood," has been
changed to PONSONBY.

By order.

W. GRAY
(for the Secretary).

Money Order Offices.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1873.

THE following Notice, received from the General
Post Office, London, is published for general
information.

By order.

W. GRAY
(for the Secretary).

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
ENGLAND.

1. On the 2nd of June Money Order Offices will
   be opened in London at—

Ebury Bridge (Pimlico Road) ... Postal District. S.W.
Edgware Road (No. 138) W.
Kensington B.O. (Young Street) W.
and the under-mentioned Offices will be discontinued,
viz. :—
Edgware Road (No. 148) W.
Kensington (High Street) W.
Pimlico Road S.W.

2. Money Order Offices will be opened in the
   Country at—

Beetonsville ... Head Office. Hull ... County. York.
Chailey ... Lewes ... Sussex.
Dale ... Milford Haven ... Pembroke.
Edenham ... Bourne ... Lincoln.
Frizington ... Carnforth ... Cumberland.
Middleton ... West Hartlepool ... Durham.
Preston Candover ... Micheldever Station ... Hants.
Queen Street (Port- Portsmouth ... Hants.
sea), R.O.
Slindon ... Arundel ... Sussex.
Sutton ... Hull ... York.
The Cattle Market, Norwich R.O. ... Norfolk.
Yaxley ... Peterborough... Northampton.

3. The Money Order Sub Offices at Pit Hill and
   Birtley will be served from Chester-le-Street instead
   of from Durham as hitherto.

4. The Money Order Offices at Llanfyllin (Os-
   westry) and Llanymynech (Oswestry) will be made
   Railway Sub Offices.

SCOTLAND.
5. Money Order Offices will be opened at—

Head Office. County.
Crown Street (Leith Edinburgh Edinburgh.
Walk), R.O.
Falkland ... Ladybank ... Fife.
Larbert ... R. S. O. ... Stirling.
Lugar ... Cumnock ... Ayr.
Murrayfield ... Edinburgh ... Edinburgh.
Roxburgh Street, Greenock ... Renfrew.
R.O.

and the Office at Duke Street, Leith, will be
abolished.

IRELAND.
6. A Money Order Office will be opened at—

Head Office. County.
Aghadowey ... Ballymoney ... Antrim.

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7. During the past month a Money Order Office
   was opened in Dublin at the Manor Street Receiving
   Office.

General Post Office, London,
26th May, 1873.

Bank Returns.

S T ATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in the
Colony, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1873.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... £371,210 10 5
• Bills in Circulation ... £26,702 5 0
• Balances due to other Banks ... £6,500 4 7
• Government Deposits ... £773,915 3 9
• Other Deposits— Not bearing Interest ... £1,281,271 7 9
• Other Deposits— Bearing Interest ... £503,029 2 7
• Total average Liabilities ... £2,962,628 14 1

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... £495,291 13 7
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... £151,830 18 5
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... £10,334 1 9
• Balances due from other Banks ... £16,646 6 6
• Landed Property ... £23,394 1 11
• Amount of all other Securities— 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... £860,039 10 0
• Amount of all other Securities— 2. Colonial Government Securities ... £263,187 13 10
• 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) ... £1,138,535 0 4
• Amount of all other Securities— 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... £298,917 14 8
• Total average Assets ... £3,258,177 1 0

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1873, £600,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 12 $\frac{1}{2}$ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £226,154 3s. 6d.

Dated at Auckland, this 2nd day of August, 1873.

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

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia,
within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1873.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... £125,103 18 9
• Bills in Circulation ... £11,739 3 1
• Balances due to other Banks ... £17 19 5
• Government Deposits... ... £268 1 6
• Other Deposits— Not bearing Interest ... £611,749 10 0
• Other Deposits— Bearing Interest ... £393,138 11 6
• Total average Liabilities ... £1,142,017 4 3

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals ... £340,129 9 3
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... £19,582 16 6
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... £2,681 18 7
• Balances due from other Banks ... £8,205 18 2
• Landed Property ... £45,000 0 0
• Amount of all other Securities— 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... £354,259 7 7
• 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) ... £480,479 3 11
• Amount of all other Securities— 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... £14,177 4 5
• Total average Assets ... £1,264,515 18 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 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.