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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Statement of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1877.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... 452,219 14 5
• Bills in Circulation ... 25,892 8 5
• Balances due to other Banks... 859,602 10 5
• Government Deposits
• Other Deposits—
  • Not bearing Interest ... 1,500,270 0 2
  • Bearing Interest ... 1,704,218 16 2
• Total average Liabilities ... £4,542,203 9 7

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 623,997 11 1
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 103,637 6 8
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 18,843 8 7
• Balances due from other Banks ... 5,982 9 1
• Landed Property ... 55,918 2 4
• Amount of all other Securities—
  • 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 2,253,073 19 0
  • 2. Colonial Government Securities ... 304,461 10 9
  • 3. Other Funded Securities ... 7,600 0 0
  • 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,900,939 5 3
  • 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 83,167 7 1
• Total average Assets ... £6,357,620 19 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st December, 1877, £725,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 17¼ per cent. per annum, including Bonus 2½ 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 22nd day of January, 1878.

JOHN MURRAY, Inspector.
J. W. CHISHOLM, 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 31st December, 1877.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... 124,402 10 9
• Bills in Circulation ... 46,363 7 2
• Balances due to other Banks ... 111 19 8
• Government Deposits...
• Other Deposits—
  • Not bearing Interest ... 512,172 8 8
  • Bearing Interest ... 806,722 17 10
• Total average Liabilities ... £1,489,773 4 1

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 333,940 8 9
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,874 8 8
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 3,434 17 10
• Balances due from other Banks ... 3,316 2 9
• Landed Property ... 60,500 0 0
• Amount of all other Securities—
  • 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 873,307 4 9
  • 2. Colonial Government Securities
  • 3. Other Funded Securities
  • 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 912,057 11 2
  • 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 29,489 12 4
• Total average Assets ... £2,225,920 6 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st December, 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, £529,367 12s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January, 1878.

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

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 December, 1877.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... 87,256 8 8
• Bills in Circulation ... 1,087 9 4
• Balances due to other Banks... 7,737 17 6
• Government Deposits...
• Other Deposits—
  • Not bearing Interest ... 262,488 14 10
  • Bearing Interest ... 398,124 15 4
• Total average Liabilities ... £756,690 5 8

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... 411,150 16 6
• Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 26,027 0 6
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,588 14 7
• Balances due from other Banks ... 11,541 15 10
• Landed Property ... 35,918 19 11
• Amount of all other Securities—
  • 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 534,942 15 10
  • 2. Colonial Government Securities
  • 3. Other Funded Securities
  • 4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 597,348 16 11
  • 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 113,389 18 9
• Total average Assets ... £1,732,908 18 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st December, 1877, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, with Bonus, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend, £531,325 5s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1878.

J. RUSSELL FRENCH, pro Manager.
R. C. EWING, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1877.

LIABILITIES.

• Notes in Circulation ... 52,394 4 8
• Bills in Circulation ... 7,225 12 1
• Balances due to other Banks
• Government Deposits
• Other Deposits—
  • Not bearing Interest ... 161,397 18 9
  • Bearing Interest ... 301,571 8 8
• Total Average Liabilities ... £522,589 4 2

ASSETS.

• Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals ... 69,942 2 7
• Gold and Silver in Bullion and Bars... 6,773 12 2
• Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,610 15 3
• Balances due from other Banks
• Landed Property ... 19,797 14 3
• Amount of all other Securities—
  • 1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 400,050 10 6
  • 2. Colonial Government Securities
  • 3. Other Funded Securities
  • 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... 364,919 5 10 7
  • 5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 10 0 0
• Total Average Assets ... £864,104 0 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the quarter ended 31st December, 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 16th day of January, 1878.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
E. TURNER, Accountant.