316 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 102,603 9 11
Bills in Circulation ... 2,020 16 4
Balances due to other Banks ... 12,961 9 6
Government Deposits ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 274,998 7 10
Bearing Interest ... 315,546 18 1
Total average Liabilities ... £708,131 1 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 557,366 15 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 32,634 5 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,739 13 7
Balances due from other Banks ... 17,326 9 8
Landed Property ... 19,772 6 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 503,306 5 7
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 551,938 9 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 139,029 9 10
   Total average Assets ... £1,824,113 15 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st March, 1875, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum, and 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, £366,868 0s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of April, 1875.
EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
A. WARBURTON, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), within the Colony, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 132,561 1 6
Bills in Circulation ... 6,231 4 7
Balances due to other Banks ... 13,373 2 2
Government Deposits ... 989 3 3
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 335,907 7 8
Bearing Interest ... 380,914 0 9
Total average Liabilities ... £869,975 19 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 175,970 8 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 24,185 6 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 8,284 1 2
Balances due from other Banks ... 6,353 9 5
Landed Property ... 36,998 15 11
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 595,813 17 11
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 625,567 10 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 31,818 5 2
   Total average Assets ... £1,504,906 14 8

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st March, 1875, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared (30th September, 1874), £10,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such dividend (31st March, 1874), £1,565 6s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1875.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager.
W. KNOWLES, 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, 1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 52,647 16 10
Bills in Circulation ... 5,322 8 4
Balances due to other Banks ...
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 125,730 17 2
Bearing Interest ... 71,999 5 5
Total Amount of Liabilities ... £255,700 7 9

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other coined Metals ... 60,869 17 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 4,240 8 7
Landed Property ... 30,680 0 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,067 8 9
Balances due from other Banks ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 431,434 11 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 193,747 7 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 17,869 15 4
   Total amount of Assets ... £739,909 8 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 29th March, 1875, £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 April, 1875.
J. SAWERS, p. Manager, } at Wellington.
JNO. McRAE, p. Accountant,

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

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 15,204 11 6
Bills in Circulation ... 29,668 18 3
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government Deposits ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 69,881 4 9
Bearing Interest ... 30,175 8 11
Total Average Liabilities ... £144,930 3 5

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 75,364 6 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 1,142 11 1
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 669 1 7
Balances due from other Banks ... 71,877 14 7
Landed Property ... 2,895 8 9
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills discounted ... 117,834 18 3
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 60,816 19 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 3,721 4 6
   Total Average Assets ... £334,322 4 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 29th March, 1875, £208,636 10s.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, Nil.
Amount of last Dividend declared, Nil.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at first half-year's meeting, £1,401 5s. 3d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 19th day of April, 1875.
L. O. BEAL, Manager.