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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 336,299 13 3
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 29,869 0 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 3,060 19 9
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 17,265 0 10
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... 24,307 19 9
Amount of all other Securities---

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 535,502 5 5
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 569,506 16 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 102,250 5 0
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,618,062 1 0

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1876, £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, £403,240 0s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of April,
1876.
EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
A. WARBURTON, 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,
1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ 51,194 15 5 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 4,929 11 5
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ...
Deposits---
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 134,678 4 5
Government ... ... ... ... ... 17,637 13 8
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 128,468 9 0
Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... £336,908 13 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ 66,847 7 11 s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 2,909 15 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 3,285 9 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ...
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... 30,659 14 8
Amount of all other Securities---

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 448,807 6 0
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 314,979 2 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 8
   Total Amount of Assets ... ... £867,490 1 1

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 17th day of April,
1876.
J. SAWERS, Acting Manager, } at Wellington.
E. TURNER, Acting 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, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ 120,681 18 5 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 5,460 11 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 35,023 19 0
Government Deposits ... ... ... ... 505 15 8
Other Deposits---
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 295,045 17 9
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 302,046 9 10
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £758,764 12 2

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 132,973 17 1 s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 25,889 5 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 6,314 15 9
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 1,113 13 5
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... 47,464 14 2
Amount of all other Securities---

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 725,520 5 4
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 588,632 16 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 18,015 7 1
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,545,924 14 8

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1876, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 6 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £16,866 0s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April,
1876.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager.
W. KNOWLES, Accountant.

GENERAL Statement of the average amount
of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank
of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 27th
March, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ 51,257 16 1 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 987 16 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 22,456 0 0
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...
Other Deposits---
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 187,334 7 6
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 121,386 2 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £383,422 1 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 101,297 7 6 s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 10,458 12 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 1,621 15 2
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 11,043 0 10
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... 1,996 8 2
Amount of all other Securities---

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 322,717 7 2
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 215,891 2 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 12,810 2 4
   Total average Assets ... ... £677,835 16 1

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th March, 1876, £309,450 7s.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, nil.
Amount of last Dividend declared, nil.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £3,619 19s. 8d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 19th day of April, 1876.
L. O. BEAL, Manager.