Channel is open, as the Signalman has no command
over the South Channel with the semaphore.
THOS. TURNBULL,
Chief Harbour Master for Westland.
Greymouth, 12th April, 1876.

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1876.—NOTICE No. 7.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 25th May, 1876.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information:---

Wesleyan Methodist Society.
The Reverend SAMUEL GARLICK.
" JOHN A. LUXFORD.
" GEORGE W. RUSSELL.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average
amount of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets
of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of
New Zealand, from the 12th day of October, 1875,
to the 10th day of April, 1876, inclusive. Published
pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.
Bills in Circulation not bearing Interest ... 5,268 11 9
Notes in Circulation not bearing Interest ... 49,882 9 11
Bills and Notes in Circulation bearing
Interest
...
Balances due to other Banks
...
Cash deposited not bearing Interest ... 131,621 15 6
Cash deposited bearing Interest ... 142,768 13 1
Total Liabilities within the Colony £329,541 10 3

ASSETS.
Coin and Bullion ... ... ... 70,240 12 9
Landed Property (Bank premises) ... 30,659 0 9
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 3,776 10 1
Balances due from other Banks ...
Debts due to the Corporation, including
Notes, Bills, and other Securities ... 752,058 12 8
Total Assets within the Colony £856,734 16 3

24th April, 1876.
J. SAWERS, Acting Manager.
E. TURNER, Acting Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 27th March,
1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 443,704 16 3
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 28,450 11 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 268 14 10
Government Deposits ... ... ... 853,373 6 11
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... 1,446,463 14 1
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,131,808 14 7
Total average Liabilities £3,904,069 18 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... 510,467 9 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 74,928 17 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 19,703 2 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 15,161 8 6
Landed Property ... ... ... 38,507 9 5

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 305
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,937,406 13 6
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 386,923 1 6
3. Other Funded Securities ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,000,158 8 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 95,118 2 0
   Total average Assets £5,085,974 12 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1876, £700,000.
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, £244,077 13s. 2d.
Dated at Auckland, this 18th day of April, 1876.
D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average
Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia, within the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 27th March, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... 127,239 16 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... 24,580 7 4
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 7 0 10
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... 432,803 13 7
Bearing Interest ... ... 587,839 14 11
Total average Liabilities £1,172,470 13 1

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... 275,555 5 1
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,607 17 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,776 13 11
Balances due from other Banks ... 7,829 12 7
Landed Property ... ... 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 630,642 15 11
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 661,795 16 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 17,152 9 5
   Total average Assets £1,665,860 10 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th March, 1876, £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, £506,991 10s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of April,
1876.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

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, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... 99,501 15 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... 762 11 10
Balances due to other Banks ... 9,273 17 3
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... 252,870 3 11
Bearing Interest ... ... 341,163 10 6
Total average Liabilities £703,571 18 11