THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 495

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales
in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th
June, 1874.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 99,091 16 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 1,219 4 3
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 9,020 5 0
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 307,216 7 3
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 255,543 12 11
————————
Total average Liabilities ... ... £672,091 6 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... 367,184 17 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 27,967 16 9
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,074 11 6
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 13,982 5 0
Landed Property ... ... ... 21,085 18 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 412,873 9 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... ... 472,353 10 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... 127,861 9 1
   ————————
   Total average Assets ... £1,445,383 17 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1874, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum, with bonus 2½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £336,770 0s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of July, 1874.
EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
A. WARBURTON, 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 April to 30th June, 1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 42,434 19 10
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ...
Bills in Circulation—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 4,130 11 8
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ...
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... ...
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 130,164 5 6
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 45,479 4 9
————————
Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... £222,209 1 9

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other coined
Metals ... ... ... 45,840 5 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 4,027 19 2
Landed Property ... ... ... 30,908 16 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 253 7 5
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 375,761 5 2
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 187,436 3 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... 13,691 4 4
   ————————
   Total amount of Assets ... £657,919 2 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 11 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £66,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £343,760 8s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of July, 1874.
J. SAWERS, p. Manager.
WILLIAM BURTON, p. Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of Otago, Limited, at
Dunedin, during the Quarter ended 30th June,
1874.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 7,976 0 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ...
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... ...
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 288 13 5
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ...
————————
Total average Liabilities ... ... £8,264 13 5

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 ... ... 7,976 0 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... ...
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ...
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 23,945 15 4
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) ... ... 19,153 14 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ...
   ————————
   Total average Assets ... £51,075 9 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 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 17th day of July, 1874.
W. J. M. LARNACH, Attorney, Manager.

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 June, 1874.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 122,504 12 4
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 3,937 11 6
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 17,840 15 2
Government Deposits ... ... ... 4,223 17 7
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 380,256 18 6
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 283,889 3 4
————————
Total average Liabilities ... ... £812,652 18 5

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... 144,950 14 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 21,677 15 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 13,078 2 9
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 280 14 0
Landed Property ... ... ... 31,951 9 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 513,167 5 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 535,034 13 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... 14,391 18 1
   ————————
   Total average Assets ... £1,274,532 11 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1874, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, Nil.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, Nil.
Amount of the Reserved Profits, £1,102 5s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 23rd day of July, 1874.
ALEX. KERR, Manager.
W. KNOWLES, Accountant.