764

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1874, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum, with bonus 2\% 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 Os. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 23rd day of October,
1874.

EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
ROBT. C. EWING, 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 July to 30th September,
1874.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ s. d.
42,524 13 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 3,816 5 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ...
Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 138,293 18 4
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 55,735 15 2

Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... £240,370 12 10

ASSETS.

Coined Gold and Silver and other coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
62,214 4 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 2,948 0 9
Landed Property ... ... ... 30,895 0 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 734 9 8
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ...
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 449,130 3 6
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 171,755 7 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 15,590 12 5

Total amount of Assets ... ... £738,267 17 11

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 19th day of October,
1874.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager.
J. SAWERS, Accountant.

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

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ s. d.
5,393 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 ... ... £5,681 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 ... ... £ s. d.
5,893 0 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 284 12 9
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) ... ... 19,452 9 8

5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ...

Total average Assets ... ... ... £25,130 2 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1874, £231,626 12s., less 8\% tenths
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 2nd day of November, 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 September, 1874.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ s. d.
121,300 7 9
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 5,712 16 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 7,477 19 7
Government Deposits ... ... ... 4,552 14 5
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 401,228 7 1
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 319,845 7 9

Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £860,117 13 2

ASSETS.

Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
183,611 15 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 22,725 8 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 7,745 12 4.
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 14,201 14 10
Landed Property ... ... ... 35,335 15 7
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 540,728 12 4
2. Colonial Government Securities... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 592,212 19 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 24,682 13 6

Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,421,244 11 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, Nil.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, Nil.
Amount of the Reserved Profits, £1,565 6s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of October,
1874.

W. KNOWLES, p. Manager.
ROBT. DALGLIESH, p. Accountant.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the parcel of land
hereinafter described will be brought under
the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870,"
unless caveat in the meantime be lodged forbidding
the same.

Section 1456, Sewell Street, Town of Hokitika,
Province of Westland. Applicant, THOMAS
BROWNE, of Hokitika, Storeman.

Caveats may be lodged at this Office within one
calendar month from the date of the Gazette con-
taining this notice.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 30th day of October, 1874, at the
Lands Registry Office, Hokitika.

605

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.