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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of the
PUBLIC TRUSTEE during the Month of January, 1875.

• No. 1: Claudius John Steffenson, Masterton, ..., None required, Under £10, Dec. 25, 1874,
• No. 2: William Glendinning, Waitahuna, ..., None required, Under £10, Oct. 28, 1874,
• No. 3: Richard Martin Moneypenny, Pourere, Hawke's Bay, ..., None required, Under £50, Nov. 3, 1874,
• No. 4: George Fuller, New Plymouth, ..., None required, Under £5, June , 1864,
• No. 5: Betsy Cordroy, Thames, ..., None required, Under £25, Dec. 9, 1873,
• No. 6: Patrick Berrens, alias Smythe, Marton, ..., None required, Under £50, Jan. 9, 1875, Fell from horse.
• No. 7: John Morton, Dunedin, ..., None required, Under £5, Nov. 13, 1874, Drowned in Moly-
  neux.
• No. 8: John Morrison, Lyttelton, ..., None required, Under £10, Jan. 1, 1875, Died on board
  "Wild Wave."
• No. 9: James Greaves, Lyttelton, Shields,
  England., None required, Under £5, Dec. 27, 1874, Fell overboard
  schooner "Florence."

Dated the 3rd day of February, 1875.
J. WOODWARD, Public Trustee.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in the
Colony, during the Quarter ended 28th December,
1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 441,864 9 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 42,172 12 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 5,468 3 1
Government Deposits ... ... 1,250,234 12 9
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 1,193,585 12 8
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 713,144 4 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £3,646,469 13 9

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... 364,165 16 5
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 136,466 19 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 11,740 19 1
Balances due from other Banks ... 12,257 19 2
Landed Property ... ... ... 25,854 6 9
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,771,314 9 11
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 300,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,968,493 3 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 83,424 0 5
   Total average Assets ... ... £4,681,317 14 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 28th December, 1874, £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 19th day of January, 1875.
JOHN MURRAY, for the 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 December, 1874.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 126,210 12 6
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 16,296 9 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 28 2 0
Government Deposits... ... ... 153 3 8
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 494,631 19 7
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 419,213 10 1
Total average Liabilities ... ... £1,056,533 16 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... 270,561 16 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 10,413 13 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,521 2 7
Balances due from other Banks ... 9,936 9 0
Landed Property ... ... ... 45,000 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 825,190 5 0
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 628,954 10 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 17,532 18 5
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,810,110 15 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1874, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 14 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £492,264 Os. 10d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January
1875.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.