THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1057

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 701,850 13 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 84,467 14 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 22,045 9 9
Balances due from other Banks ... 25,712 4 7
Landed Property ... 64,648 11 7
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 2,497,227 10 4
2. Colonial Government Securities 270,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,994,555 15 1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 96,162 2 2
   Total average Assets £6,764,270 1 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 24th June, 1878, £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, £384,358 3s. 9d.
Dated at Auckland, this 17th day of July, 1878.
JOHN MURRAY, Inspector.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector's Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia, within the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 29th June, 1878.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 138,494 13 5
Bills in Circulation ... 20,366 0 8
Balances due to other Banks ... 91 6 7
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 632,304 9 7
Bearing Interest ... 954,701 9 3
Total average Liabilities £1,745,957 19 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 351,386 14 1
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,004 3 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 4,096 17 8
Balances due from other Banks ... 3,761 0 0
Landed Property ... 60,500 00
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 865,822 10 4
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 978,637 8 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 36,171 2 7
   Total average Assets £2,309,379 16 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 29th June, 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 16th day of July, 1878.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

S TATEMENT 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 30th June, 1878.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 91,637 3 11
Bills in Circulation ... 559 18 3
Balances due to other Banks ... 7,230 4 0
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 292,078 1 6
Bearing Interest ... 444,359 17 4
Total average Liabilities £835,865 5 0

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 298,652 3 3
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 21,186 13 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 2,207 9 7
Balances due from other Banks ... 11,277 3 0
Landed Property ... 35,327 3 5
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 527,849 0 2
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of Debts
   abandoned as bad) ... 627,636 11 11
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 109,677 19 3
   Total average Assets £1,633,814 4 1

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1878, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders—Divi-
dend 15 per cent. per annum, Bonus 2\u00bd per cent. per
annum; £17 10s. per cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared—Dividend £75,000, Bonus
£12,500; £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £541,966 14s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of July, 1878.
W. M. VERTON PERSTON, Manager.
ERNEST STRACHAN, Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within
the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1878.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... 53,209 6 3
Bills in Circulation ... 5,708 12 9
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government Deposits
Other Deposits--
Not bearing Interest ... 183,637 19 9
Bearing Interest ... 327,964 15 5
Total Average Liabilities £570,520 14 2

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... 88,143 14 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 1,600 10 7
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... 1,831 3 4
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed Property ... 24,736 90
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 448,148 16 11
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 362,682 5 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... 441 8 5
   Total Average Assets £927,584 8 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 30th June, 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, £407,309 9s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1878.
JOHN SAWERS, Manager at Wellington.
A. E. CARR, Accountant.

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 June, 1878.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... *111,830 17 9
Bills in Circulation ... 6,273 1 0
Balances due to other Banks... 18,093 8 7
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 340,068 3
Bearing Interest ... 459,472 6 2
Total average Liabilities £935,737 17 1

• Including Bank of Otago Notes, £1,360 16s. 2d.