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and at the places set opposite their respective
names :-

W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.

Superintending Postmasters appointed.

Government Insurance Office,
(Industrial Branch,)
Wellington, 5th May, 1875.

THE under-mentioned Postmasters have been ap-
pointed Superintending Postmasters for the
Industrial Branch of this Department, under "The
Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874:"-
The POSTMASTER at TEMUKA.
The POSTMASTER at QUEENSTOWN.

W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.

Member of House of Representatives elected.

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1875.

THE Deputy of the Clerk of the Writs has received
a Return to the Writ issued by the Clerk of the
Writs on the 7th day of April, 1875, for the election
of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives
of New Zealand for the Electoral District hereinafter
specified; and by the indorsement on such Writ it
appears that the under-mentioned gentleman has been
duly elected Member for such District, viz.,-

For the District of Rangitikei :
JOHN BALLANCE, Esq.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Deputy of the Clerk of the Writs.

Traffic Returns.

WELLINGTON AND MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 24th
April, 1875.

PASSENGERS.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
No.
Passengers ... ... 8,275 324 16 11
Parcels, &c. ... ... 3 5 9 2
*Season Tickets ... ... 15 12 9 345 18 10

GOODS.
Tons.
Freight ... ... 316 63 10 2 63 10 2

Total ... ... ... £409 9 0

• Included in above number of Passengers.

FRANK B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer for Constructed
Railways.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 29th March,
1875.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 461,612 11 1
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 33,660 0 10
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 33,344 5 10
Government Deposits ... ... ... 925,064 17 2
Other Deposits--
Not bearing Interest ... ... 1,179,303 2 3
Bearing Interest ... ... 849,637 12 1

Total average Liabilities ... £3,482,622 9 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... £ s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 334,991 10 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 124,912 8 4
Balances due from other Banks ... 14,702 4 6
Landed Property ... ... ... 8,555 17 2
Amount of all other Securities- ... 26,423 8 7

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,764,966 17 4
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 292,307 13 10
3. Other Funded Securities ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,012,405 13 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 90,854 4 7

Total average Assets ... ... £4,677,719 18 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 29th March, 1875, £600,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £238,916 6s. 3d.

Dated at Auckland, this 22nd day of April, 1875.
D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia,
within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ending 31st March, 1875.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 130,888 13 6
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 14,034 17 4
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 31 5 6
Government Deposits... ... ... 457,065 5 3
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... 518,618 8 1
Bearing Interest ... ...

Total average Liabilities ... £1,120,638 9 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... £ s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 290,915 15 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 9,256 5 4
Balances due from other Banks ... 2,272 10 6
Landed Property ... ... ... 6,909 6 0
Amount of all other Securities- ... 45,000 0 0

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 706,412 3 10
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 648,945 17 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 18,732 15 6

Total average Assets ... ... £1,728,444 13 8

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1875, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 16 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £100,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £505,472 15s. 2d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1875.
WM. JAMIESON, for the Manager.
G. F. BUTT, pro Accountant.