THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 567

Traffic Returns.

WELLINGTON TO MASTERTON RAILWAY.

R ETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 29th
July, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... 8,880 564 2 4
Parcels, &c. ... 39 17 1
Season Tickets ... 5 9 3 0 613 2 5

GOODS.
Freight 640 tons 15 cwt. } 189 0 8
Calf 1
Timber... 29,342 feet }
Total ... ... ... £802 3 1

PICTON TO BLENHEIM RAILWAY.

R ETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 29th
July, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... 1,479 130 12 3
Parcels, &c. ... 10 3 0
Season Tickets ... 11 15 0
Advertising ... 21 10 0 174 0 3

GOODS.
Freight 276 tons 1 cwt. } 218 7 9
Timber 316,468 feet }
Horses 1
Sheep 60
Total ... ... ... £392 8 0

NELSON TO FOXHILL RAILWAY.

R ETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 29th
July, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... 2,848 256 10 1
Parcels, &c. ... 30 6 5
Season Tickets ... 5 6 18 0 293 14 6

GOODS.
Freight 393 tons 5 cwt. } 140 6 9
Timber 48,200 feet }
Calf 1
Total ... ... ... £434 1 3

F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.

Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,894,233 4 3
2. Colonial Government Securities 459,230 15 4
3. Other Funded Securities 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 1,911,351 4 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 100,138 14 4
   Total average Assets £5,058,999 14 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 26th June, 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, £48,750.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £375,598 10s. 8d.
Dated at Auckland, this 21st day of July, 1876.

JOHN MURRAY, for the Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

S TATEMENT 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 30th June, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 142,512 14 11
Bills in Circulation ... 17,603 6 6
Balances due to other Banks ... 217 2 2
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 453,545 17 7
Bearing Interest ... 575,396 2 8
Total average Liabilities £1,189,275 3 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... 282,667 16 1
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,091 17 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,351 11 4
Balances due from other Banks ... 6,997 17 1
Landed Property ... 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 678,886 4 4
2. Colonial Government Securities 717,489 17 2
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 18,311 6 1
   Total average Assets £1,776,296 9 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 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 July,
1876.

A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 26th June,
1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 442,508 12 6
Bills in Circulation ... 28,304 17 9
Balances due to other Banks ... 96 4 2
Government Deposits ... 717,005 9 5
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 1,467,648 0 0
Bearing Interest ... 1,173,573 19 1
Total average Liabilities £3,829,137 2 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 540,649 7 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 60,115 2 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 19,519 11 2
Balances due from other Banks ... 27,020 1 8
Landed Property ... 39,141 14 5

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 June, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 96,155 8 5.
Bills in Circulation ... 727 18 1
Balances due to other Banks ... 13,822 17 5
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 253,951 10 7
Bearing Interest ... 350,812 5 4
Total average Liabilities £715,469 19 10