THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities | STATEMENT of the Assets and Liabilities of the Auck-
land Savings Bank, on the 31st December, 1873.
of the Bank of Otago, Limited, at
Dunedin, during the Quarter ended 31st December,
1873.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities
£ s. d.
32,979 0 0
2,526 10 2
£35,505 10 2
ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal, held by National Bank of New
Zealand (Limited), to redeem Notes in
circulation, as per contra
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars
Notes and Bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed Property
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   Total average Assets
   £ s. d.
   32,979 0 0
   4,492 5 8
   44,136 7 0
   39,601 16 3
   £121,209 8 11
   ASSETS.
   To amount invested on mortgage
   re-valued
   To amount invested in Treasury
   Bills
   To amount of interest due 31st
   December, 1873
   To Bank premises
   To cash in hand
   £ s. d.
   41,767 16 10
   5,000 0 0
   890 18 2
   3,500 0 0
   13,791 0 9
   64,949 15 9
   £64,949 15 9
   LIABILITIES.
   By amount due to Depositors
   Balance
   £ s. d. £ s. d.
   56,968 19 6
   7,980 16 3
   £64,949 15 9
   Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
   ended 31st December, 1873, £231,626 12s.
   Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 2 per
   cent. per annum.
   Amount of the last Dividend declared, £4,650 8s.
   Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
   Dividend, £219 17s. 4d.
   Dated at Dunedin, this 12th day of February, 1874.
   W. J. M. LARNACH, Chief Colonial
   Manager and Attorney.
   GEO. MORRISON, P. Accountant.

New Plymouth Savings Bank Return.
S
TATEMENT of Receipts and Payments of the
New Plymouth Savings Bank for the Year
1873.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in hand, 1st January
Deposits, including Interest
Securities
Interest on Securities
Bank of New Zealand
£ s. d.
24 15 1
2,463 8 5
1,900 0 0
277 3 8
3,791 5 2
£8,456 12 4
PAYMENTS.
Deposits
Securities
Interest on Securities
Deposits
Salaries
Charges
Bank of New Zealand
Post Office Savings Bank...
Cash in hand, 31st December
£ s. d.
1,126 0 4
2,590 0 0
4 2 10
141 8 7
40 0 0
1 17 0
4,311 5 8
202 13 4
39 4 7
£8,456 12 4

Auckland Savings Bank Return.
S
TATEMENT of the Receipts and Payments of
the Auckland Savings Bank for the Year ending
31st December, 1873.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in hand, 1st January, 1873 9,471 10 5
Amounts lodged by Depositors ... 42,157 9 7
Interest added during the year 168 7 3
" 31st December, 1873 1,860 38
on mortgages 44,186 0 6
" on Treasury. Bills 2,580 11 6
" on deposit with Bank of
New South Wales 470 16 1
Insurance from South British and
New Zealand Companies 15 14 0
Insurance and rates repaid 137 19 1
Mortgages repaid 10,647 11 4
£67,812 16 0

PAYMENTS.
Repaid Depositors 23,447 17 11
Interest credited to Depositors 2,028 10 11
25,476 8 10
Charges 493 0 5
Building 461 12 0
Insurance and rate 70 14 0
Invested on mortgage 27,520 0 0
Cash in hand 13,791 0 9
£67,812 16 0

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities of the New
Plymouth Savings Bank, 31st December, 1873.
ASSETS.
Cash in hand 39 4 7
in Bank of New Zealand 562 8 3
in Post Office Savings Bank 202 13 4
Mortgages 3,300 0 0
Stock 2 0 0
£4,106 6 2

LIABILITIES.
Due to Depositors... 3,395 16 1
Interest added this year 141 8 7
3,537 4 8
Profit on management 569 1 6
£4,106 6 2

Nelson Savings Bank Return.
S
TATEMENT of Accounts of Nelson Savings
Bank for Year ending 31st December, 1873.
To balance at Union Bank, 1st January, 1873 3,198 3 9
To amount deposited to date 4,587 14 9
To amount of interest added during year 19 4 5
To amount of interest added at end of year 575 0 9
To amount of interest received on mortgages... 605 19 0
To amount received for mortgages repaid 1,322 9 2
£10,308 11 10