THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1049

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal
£
521,088
8.
d.
2
2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars
75,945 10
8
Notes and Bills of other Banks
16,955 10
6
Balances due from other Banks
9,142 4
7
Landed Property
47,700 2
2
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
   2,096,402 18
   4
2. Colonial Government Securities
   382,000 0
   0
3. Other Funded Securities
   7,600 0
   0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
   2,566,942 0
   8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   79,641 3
   8
   Total average Assets
   £5,803,417 12
   9
   Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
   ended 24th September, 1877, £725,000.
   Amount of the last Dividend declared, £54,375.
   Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
   to 15 per cent. per annum.
   Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
   Dividend, £362,822 8s. 11d.
   Dated at Auckland, this 20th day of October, 1877.
   JOHN MURRAY, pro Inspector.
   FREDERICK BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

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 24th September, 1877.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
£
116,751
s. d.
11
7
Bills in Circulation
22,833 10
3
Balances due to other Banks
244 8
1
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
543,867 2
3
Bearing Interest
808,504 12
8
Total average Liabilities
£1,492,201 4
10
ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals
404,666 4
0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars
7,353 10
10
Notes and Bills of other Banks
2,784 7
8
Balances due from other Banks
3,187 6
5
Landed Property
60,500 0
0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
   784,571 11
   6
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
   821,691 17
   3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   28,922 3
   6
   Total average Assets
   £2,113,677 1
   2
   Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
   ended 24th September, 1877, £1,250000.
   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, £529,367 12s. 7d.
   Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of October, 1877.
   A. JACKSON, Manager.
   A. C. MCDONALD, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1877.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
£
84,794
s. d.
1
5
Bills in Circulation
1,035 14
2
Balances due to other Banks...
10,082 3
4
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
254,382 3
3
Bearing Interest
384,977 16
7
Total average Liabilities
£735,271 18
9

ASSETS.
£
s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal 457,978 11
7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars
25,409 3
0
Notes and Bills of other Banks
2,468 11
3
Balances due from other Banks
16,783 5
5
Landed Property
33,658 18
8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
   509,282 7
   0
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad)
   579,776 12
   1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   100,406 17
   4
   Total average Assets
   £1,725,764 6
   4
   Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
   ended 30th September, 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 and Bonus, £87,500.
   Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
   Dividend, £433,451 16s. 10d.
   Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of October, 1877.
   C. E. SCRIVEN,
   Manager at Wellington.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of Australasia within
the Colony of New Zealand during the Quarter
ended 24th September, 1877.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
£
50,894
s. d.
4
7
Bills in Circulation
4,504 5
1
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
148,348 8
0
Bearing Interest
285,076 13
10
Total Average Liabilities
£488,823 11
6
ASSETS.
£
s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals
71,605 11
3
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ...
6,490 13
7
Notes and Bills of other Banks
3,071 10
7
Balances due from other Banks
18,410 0
0
Landed Property
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
   373,983 13
   9
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
   365,745 12
   6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   28,922 3
   6
   Total Average Assets
   £839,307 1
   8
   Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the quarter
   ended 24th September, 1877, £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, £393,701 10s. 10d.
   Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October,

6. J. SAWERS, Manager,
   E. TURNER, Accountant, } at Wellington.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the National Bank of New
Zealand (Limited), within the Colony, during the
Quarter ended 30th September, 1877.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
£
102,003
s. d.
6
2
Bills in Circulation
5,774 15
3
Balances due to other Bank: ...
8,950 2
11
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
286,203 7
2
Bearing Interest
367,872 9
3
Total average Liabilities
£770,804 0
9