1590

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

G ENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
I 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 1st July to 30th September, 1878.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation ... 50,617 11 5
Bills in Circulation ... 4,810 5 4
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government Deposits ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 170,557 10 8
Bearing Interest ... 344,967 3 1

Total average Liabilities £570,952 10 6

ASSETS.

Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... 89,038 10 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 1,287 17 5
Notes and Bills of other Banks ...
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed Property ... 20,687 3 3
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills discounted ... 459,387 7 2
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 418,221 0 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 1,463 12 8

Total average Assets £990,085 11 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 12 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £407,309 9s. 2d.

Dated at Wellington, this 22nd day of October,
1878.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

H ALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average
amount of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets
of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New
Zealand, from the 16th day of April, 1878, to the
14th day of October, 1878, inclusive. Published
pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.

Bills in Circulation not bearing interest ... 5,112 6 11
Notes in Circulation not bearing interest ... 51,257 14 4
Bills and Notes in Circulation bearing interest ...
Balances due to other Banks ... 170,097 4 10
Cash deposited not bearing interest ... 332,133 3 8
Cash deposited bearing interest ...

Total Liabilities within the colony £558,600 9 9

ASSETS.

Coin and Bullion ... 87,054 2 7
Landed Property (bank premises) ... 20,764 14 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,468 19 9
Balances due from other Banks ...
Debts due to the Corporation, including Notes,
Bills, and other Securities ... 852,315 8 1

Total Assets within the Colony £961,603 4 8

JOHN SAWERS, Manager at Wellington.
A. E. CARR, Accountant.
November 5th, 1878.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the National Bank of New
Zealand (Limited), within the Colony of New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 108,816 5 8
Bills in Circulation ... 5,721 15 7
Balances due to other Banks... 26,902 13 1
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 346,654 4 6
Bearing Interest ... 527,616 5 3

Total average Liabilities £1,015,711 4 1

ASSETS.

Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 215,098 9 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 21,643 3 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 4,114 7 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 14,805 19 4
Landed Property ... 64,285 13 10
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 891,660 3 7
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 859,586 14 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 16,443 7 7

Total average Assets £2,087,637 18 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1878, £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, £12,435 4s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of October
1878.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
W. H. CHURTON, Inspector's Accountant.

G ENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
U of the Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial
Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony of New
Zealand, taken from the several Weekly Statements
during the Quarter from the 1st July to 30th Sep-
tember, 1878.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation ... 84,960 13 0
Bills in Circulation ... 3,086 9 10
Balances due to other Banks ... 4,412 5 9
Government Deposits ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 316,315 11 11
Bearing Interest ... 418,637 6 11

Total average Liabilities £827,412 7 5

ASSETS.

Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... 108,446 16 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,210 18 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,443 9 2
Balances due from other Banks ... 1,228 5 5
Landed Property ... 39,017 1 3
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 538,681 7 10
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 634,834 15 1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 31,394 9 7

Total average Assets £1,364,257 3 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £374,280 5s.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 7 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £11,500 6s.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £49,508 18s. 6d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 23rd day of October, 1878.

GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
R. BARTLEMAN, pro Accountant.