THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 333

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales
in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st
March, 1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 105,051 s. d. 1 7
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 1,252 1 10
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 13,984 1 5
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 344,590 5 4
Bearing Interest ... ... 251,823 18 8
Total average Liabilities ... ... £716,701 8 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 323,495 s. d. 8 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 38,158 12 1
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,058 13 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 15,640 11 11
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 21,440 7 2
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 437,648 4 4
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... ... 518,814 16 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 119,252 19 5
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,476,509 12 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1874, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £336,556 16s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of April, 1874.
EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
A. WARBURTON, P. Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of Otago, Limited, at
Dunedin, during the Quarter ended 31st March,
1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 14,779 s. d. 0 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ...
Balances due to other Banks ... ...
Government Deposits ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ...
Bearing Interest ... ...
Total average Liabilities ... ... £14,779 0 0

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 ... ... £ 14,779 s. d. 0 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 4,492 5 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 52,158 16 7
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) ... ... 28,470 6 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ...
   Total average Assets ... ... £99,900 8 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1874, £231,626 12s., less three-fourths
returned to Shareholders to date.
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 13th day of May, 1874.
W. J. M. LARNACH, Colonial Manager
and Attorney for said Bank.
GEO. MORRISON, P. Accountant.

GENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of
Australasia within the Colony of New Zealand,
taken from the several Weekly Statements during
the Quarter from the 1st January to 31st March,
1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation—
Not bearing interest ... ... ... £ 41,825 s. d. 4 7
Bearing interest ... ... ...
Bills in Circulation—
Not bearing interest ... ... 3,870 11 10
Bearing interest ... ... ...
Balances due to other Banks ... ...
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 137,368 6 10
Bearing Interest ... ... 63,434 11 8
Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... £246,498 14 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ 67,682 s. d. 8 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 2,320 0 0
Landed Property ... ... ... 31,075 0 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 317 16 7
Balances due from other Banks ... ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 322,206 16 7
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 174,609 1 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 14,894 10 10
   Total amount of Assets ... ... £613,105 14 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 10 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £330,908 10s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1874.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager.
J. SAWERS, Accountant,

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the National Bank of New Zea-
land, Limited, within the Colony of New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 99,137 s. d. 1 6
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 16,642 9 11
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 23,341 7 8
Government Deposits ... ... ... 1,403 17 2
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 371,560 9 8
Bearing Interest ... ... 249,073 6 4
Total average Liabilities ... ... £761,158 12 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 136,683 s. d. 7 9
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 19,208 6 5
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 8,870 8 4
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 2,378 17 8
Landed Property ... ... ... 28,002 12 9
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 424,673 19 1
2. Colonial Government Securities...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 454,144 17 7
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 26,724 10 8
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,100,687 0 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th March, 1874, £333,333 10s.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, Nil.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, Nil.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £1,102 5s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1874.
ALEX. KERR, Manager.
W. KNOWLES, Accountant,