THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 541

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia, within the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 25th March, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... £ s. d.
132,514 5 0
Bills in Circulation ... 72,735 6 7
Balances due to other Banks ... 253 0 6
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 555,523 19 9
Bearing Interest ... 889,540 12 10
Total average Liabilities ... £1,650,567 4 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... £ s. d.
358,112 13 11
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,800 1 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 3,038 14 6
Balances due from other Banks ... 4,570 4 5
Landed Property ... 60,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 862,615 17 9
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 897,881 1 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 30,065 0 6
   Total average Assets ... £2,226,583 14 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 25th March, 1878, £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, £556,800 Os. 1d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1878.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

STATEM
ENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within
the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 25th March, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... £ s. d.
55,596 2 8
Bills in Circulation ... 5,572 0 3
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 170,939 16 2
Bearing Interest ... 312,418 14 9
Total Average Liabilities ... £544,526 13 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... £ s. d.
67,095 4 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion and Bars... 3,164 6 1
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,395 3 3
Balances due from other Banks ... 21,223 12 3
Landed Property
Amount of all other Securities--

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 415,821 11 10
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 379,286 8 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 10 0 0
   Total Average Assets ... £888,996 6 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 25th March, 1878, £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.
JOHN SAWERS, Manager.
E. TURNER, Accountant.

STATEM
ENT of the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New
South Wales, in the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 31st March, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... £ s. d.
92,925 4 9
Bills in Circulation ... 962 10 7
Balances due to other Banks... 7,053 14 10
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 308,828 19 5
Bearing Interest ... 437,104 11 9
Total average Liabilities ... £846,875 1 4

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... £ s. d.
413,634 19 11
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 27,224 6 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,504 0 6
Balances due from other Banks ... 11,389 4 0
Landed Property ... 36,125 16 3
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 550,829 5 10
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) 596,081 16 1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 108,134 17 8
   Total average Assets ... £1,745,924 6 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1878, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum, including Bonus 2½ 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 April, 1878.
W. M. VERTON PERSTON, Manager.
R. C. EWING, pro Accountant.

STATEM
ENT 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 31st March, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... £ s. d.
104,722 16 8
Bills in Circulation ... 7,820 12 7
Balances due to other Banks... 4,243 1 10
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 320,587 0 6
Bearing Interest ... 399,639 2 4
Total average Liabilities ... £837,012 13 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... £ s. d.
169,390 15 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 26,492 17 5
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 4,687 18 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 10,764 16 6
Landed Property ... 57,502 17 8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 750,825 9 1
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 753,419 2 7
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 14,051 2 0
   Total average Assets ... £1,787,134 18 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 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, £12,386 18s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1878.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
W. H. CHURTON, Branch Accountant.