THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals 267,349 14 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 7,637 6 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks 2,633 19 2
Balances due from other Banks 4,319 11 9
Landed Property 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 760,263 11 0
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 792,573 8 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 23,109 15 5
   Total average Assets £1,918,387 7 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 26th March, 1877, £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, £508,236 10s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of April, 1877.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals 62,363 14 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 3,379 8 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks 1,820 14 9
Balances due from other Banks
Landed Property 31,523 9 10
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 400,085 11 0
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 378,854 4 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   Total Amount of Assets £878,027 3 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, £12 10s.
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 13th day of April, 1877.
G. SAWERS, Manager,
E. TURNER, Accountant, } at Wellington.

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, 1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation 95,347 10 9
Bills in Circulation 1,490 6 2
Balances due to other Banks... 10,678 9 9
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest 260,613 14 7
Bearing Interest 338,208 11 8
Total average Liabilities £706,338 12 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal 339,170 4 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 23,763 14 5
Notes and Bills of other Banks 3,009 0 9
Balances due from other Banks 13,787 6 3
Landed Property 25,209 7 10
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 511,932 3 10
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) 613,162 18 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 83,889 14 5
   Total average Assets £1,613,924 10 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1877, £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 19th day of April, 1877.
EDWD. MILLER, Manager.
R. CAMPBELL EWING, pro 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, 1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation 108,283 4 7
Bills in Circulation 9,635 17 4
Balances due to other Banks... 266 3 9
Government Deposits... 53 5 4
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest 274,822 4 11
Bearing Interest 294,635 15 5
Total average Liabilities £687,696 11 4

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal 182,815 4 9
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 37,457 1 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks 4,429 1 4
Balances due from other Banks 23,071 8 1
Landed Property 55,346 13 4
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 740,978 1 3
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 668,755 12 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 12,767 0 0
   Total average Assets £1,725,620 2 8

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1877, £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, £11,918 15s. 11d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1877.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Acting Inspector.
A. H. CHURTON, Branch 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 26th December, 1876, to 26th
March, 1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation 52,716 8 0
Bills in Circulation 4,530 8 3
Balances due to other Banks...
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest 149,667 7 3
Bearing Interest 215,215 18 7
Total Amount of Liabilities £422,130 2 1

GENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
of the Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial
Bank of New Zealand within the Colony, taken
from the several Weekly Statements during the
Quarter from the 1st January to 26th March, 1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation 62,866 4 0
Bills in Circulation 744 13 3
Balances due to other Banks 2,947 11 4
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest 209,130 12 10
Bearing Interest 241,830 16 8
Total average Liabilities £517,519 18 1