THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
797

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities | STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within | and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, during the Quarter
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 25th June, | ended 30th June, 1877.
1877.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 440,925 18 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 20,952 12 4
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 308 2 3
Government Deposits... ... ... 816,726 2 1
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 1,647,277 11 7
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,275,355 15 7
Total average Liabilities ... ... £4,201,546 1 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... 553,820 7 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 109,605 14 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 17,846 15 10
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 6,861 15 0
Landed Property ... ... ... 47,611 10 2
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,984,736 12 2
2. Colonial Government Securities 380,461 10 9
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,270,680 18 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 91,258 17 1
   Total average Assets ... ... £5,470,484 1 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 25th June, 1877, £725,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £54,375.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £362,822 8s. 11d.
Dated at Auckland, this 17th day of July, 1877.
JAMES EMBLING, pro Inspector.
MICHAEL ANDREWS, pro Inspector's Accountant.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 91,158 16 2 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 1,131 18 3
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 8,531 7 10
Government Deposits.
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 269,506 13 9
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 366,685 12 2
Total average Liabilities ... ... £737,014 8 2

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal 328,393 15 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 27,105 13 1
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 3,006 15 4
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 14,928 2 6
Landed Property ... ... ... 30,442 3 4
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 520,998 14 10
2. Colonial Government Securities 380,461 10 9
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... 598,000 8 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 84,355 7 8
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,607,231 1 0

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 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=17½
per cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £433,451 16s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of July, 1877.
C. E. SCRIVEN,
Acting Manager at Wellington.

STATEMENT 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 June, 1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 126,648 6 10 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 17,768 0 2
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 101 6 2
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 464,712 0 1
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 680,284 7 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £1,289,514 0 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals 337,277 4 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 11,043 1 2
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,529 13 10
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 4,161 4 5
Landed Property ... ... ... 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 733,455 11 7
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 825,831 16 11
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 22,065 0 9
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,996,863 13 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 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 13th day of July, 1877.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, 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 March, to 25th June,
1877.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 52,390 18 8 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 4,425 0 5
Balances due to other Banks... ... ...
Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 161,587 18 8
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 222,561 4 1
Total Amount of Liabilities ... ... £440,965 1 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... 76,336 14 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 4,712 1 6
Landed Property ... ... ... 31,818 2 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 1,764 5 9
Balances due from other Banks ... ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 390,617 16 7
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 348,445 6 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 8 9 3
   Total Amount of Assets ... ... £853,702 16 5

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, £393,701 10s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1877.
G. SAWERS, Manager,
G. H. NORMAN, pro Accountant, }at Wellington.