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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[Oct. 30

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
90,038 0 11
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ...
... 1,990 11 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ...
... ...
Balances due from other Banks ... ...
... 35,295 13 8
Landed Property ... ... ... ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills discounted ... ... 438,273 1 6
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 441,811 6 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 2,522 1 9
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,009,930 15 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 12½ per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £424,910 7s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of October,
1879.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT 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, 1879.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... 100,854 4 6
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 7,585 14 10
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 12,664 13 0
Government Deposits... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 260,949 9 2
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 476,109 18 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £858,163 19 9

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
163,854 8 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ...
22,975 17 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ...
4,266 16 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ...
2,373 13 5
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 67,933 10 8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 935,448 5 0
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 1,049,825 16 10
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 18,232 13 8
   Total average Assets ... ... £2,264,911 0 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1879, £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, £22,221 8s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 22nd day of October,
1879.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
W. H. CHURTON, Accountant.

GENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
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 30th June, 1879, to the
29th September, 1879.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 75,665 3 1
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 1,152 5 2
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 2,001 4 10
Government Deposits ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 266,085 0 7
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 313,388 1 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £658,291 14 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... 106,037 16 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 6,326 17 11
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 1,482 11 10
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 3,804 0 7
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 34,448 5 6
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 502,479 19 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 529,900 2 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 44,618 6 9
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,229,097 19 8

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £399,343.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £15,836.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £65,881 18s. 1d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 24th day of October, 1879
GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
W. G. BLANCHARD, Accountant.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of
land hereinafter described will be brought under
the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1870,"
unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within
one month after the date of the Gazette contain-
ing this notice.

3597. JOHN HORRELL.—150 acres, Rural
      Section 6514, Oxford District. Occupied by
      Applicant.

3598. THOMAS GORTHORN RULE.—5
      acres, part of Rural Section 1488, Christchurch Dis-
      trict. Occupied by Applicant.

3599. EDWARD PERCY SEALY.—1 rood,
      part of Rural Section 2334, Timaru District. Oc-
      cupied by Walter Townsend.

3600. JAMES GEORGE HAWKES.—25 acres,
      Rural Section 12374, Timaru District. Occupied by
      William Alfred Herbert.

3601. WILLIAM FORBES and HENRY
      BURNET.—20 acres, Rural Section 4916, Lincoln
      District. Occupied by James Lever.

3602. ROBERT LIEVESLEY WILSON.—
      rood, Section 251, Timaru Town. Occupied by
      Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 23rd day of October, 1879, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
R. W. D'ORLY,
District Land Registrar.

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