712

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... 500,441 5 5
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 91,409 5 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 15,567 16 9
Balances due from other Banks ... 4,556 10 2
Landed Property ... 27,852 8 7
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,859,333 3 0
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 350,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,999,729 5 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 81,841 5 3
   Total average Assets ... £4,938,330 19 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th September, 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, £241,974 11s. 1d.
Dated at Auckland, this 21st day of October, 1875.
D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

ST TATEMENT of the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia, within the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 27th September, 1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 125,964 16 7
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 20,067 18 5
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 39 14 10
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 436,098 11 7
Bearing Interest ... ... 571,231 2 1
Total average Liabilities ... ... £1,153,402 3 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... £ 331,503 5 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 10,453 0 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,925 7 10
Balances due from other Banks ... 7,598 9 7
Landed Property ... 45,000 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 663,941 0 9
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 562,116 8 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 21,385 5 10
   Total average Assets ... £1,643,922 18 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th September, 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, £506,471 14s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of October,
1875.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

S TATEMENT 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 30th September, 1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ 92,402 3 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... 951 10 0
Balances due to other Banks... ... 17,266 10 2
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 258,310 7 2
Bearing Interest ... ... 345,859 2 4
Total average Liabilities ... £714,789 12 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... £ 281,444 1 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 29,004 16 2
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,306 18 6
Balances due from other Banks ... 20,378 9 7
Landed Property ... 23,942 10 4
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 535,969 9 5
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... 557,826 19 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 137,202 7 1
   Total average Assets ... £1,588,075 12 5

G ENERAL 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,
1875.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ 43,679 18 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... 6,455 1 3
Balances due to other Banks ... 1,043 11 5
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 125,292 18 6
Government ... ... 19,614 9 6
Bearing Interest ... ... 119,947 4 7
Total Amount of Liabilities ... £314,989 12 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other coined
Metals ... ... ... £ 75,524 2 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 3,743 16 7
Landed Property ... 30,538 9 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,043 11 5
Balances due from other Banks
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 464,035 8 11
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 214,217 8 11
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 17,480 8 0
   Total Amount of Assets ... £806,583 5 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th September, 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, £506,471 14s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of October,
1875.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, £12 10s.
per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £374,119 2s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of October,
1875.
J. SAWERS, p. Manager, }at Wellington.
E. TURNER, P. Accountant,