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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

the Colony, during the Quarter ended 25th De- cember, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 424,004 14 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 30,726 8 5
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 463 14 1
Government Deposits ... ... ... 719,526 16 0
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,344,928 18 8
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,240,926 4 6
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £3,760,576 16 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 518,650 6 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 87,267 10 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 15,190 0 7
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 10,056 1 8
Landed Property ... ... ... 43,651 12 10
Amount of all other Securities--

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,957,024 9 4
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 272,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 2,002,011 14 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 83,774 13 0
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £4,997,226 8 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 25th December, 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, £52,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £313,077 9s. 11d.
Dated at Auckland, this 16th day of January, 1877.

JOHN MURRAY, for the Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's 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 31st December, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 87,617 6 6
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 766 7 9
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 7,171 17 4
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 239,479 1 11
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 336,216 4 4
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £671,250 17 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 340,172 4 3
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 30,674 9 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 3,390 11 3
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 12,075 9 3
Landed Property ... ... ... 24,611 2 8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 572,527 13 9
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... ... 630,530 14 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 62,446 4 1
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,676,428 9 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarte
ended 31st December, 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, £510,780 3s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of January,
1877.

EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
R. CAMPBELL EWING, pro Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the amount of the average
Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia in the Colony of New Zealand, during the
Quarter ended 30th December, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 114,059 5 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 20,438 9 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 362 4 4
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 405,173 19 3
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 608,356 8 9
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £1,148,390 7 2

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ 300,735 14 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,613 10 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,844 2 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 3,523 1 7
Landed Property ... ... ... 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 769,296 15 5
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 748,496 18 10
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 26,372 10 7
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,921,382 13 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th December, 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, £507,816 17s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of January,
1877.

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

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 26th September to 25th De-
cember, 1876.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 51,929 5 2
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 5,657 14 4
Balances due to other Banks...
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 142,530 12 3
Government Deposits ... ... ... 11,513 1 5
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 180,988 12 10
Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... ... £392,619 6 0

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ 79,057 1 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 2,705 1 5
Landed Property ... ... ... 31,473 9 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 1,512 1 1
Balances due from other Banks
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 467,413 10 2
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 336,755 3 11
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 0 3 5
   Total Amount of Assets ... ... ... £918,916 10 10

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, £382,242 5s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1877.

E. TURNER, pro Manager, } at Wellington.
G. H. NORMAN, pro Accountant, }