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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 31st December, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 84,878 9 4
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 475 13 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 4,720 12 8
Government Deposits... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 258,870 6 0
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 447,319 6 0
Total average Liabilities ... ... £796,264 7 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 321,605 8 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 25,929 0 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,030 6 10
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 12,371 15 4
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 34,312 3 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 568,647 15 0
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 674,018 6 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 114,266 19 2
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,753,181 13 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1878, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent., and bonus 2½ per cent., equal to 17½ per cent. per
annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared : Dividend, £75,000;
Bonus, £12,500: total £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £552,077 4s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January,
1879.
W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager.
ERNEST STRACHAN, Accountant.

Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £407,309 9s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January,
1879.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 30th Decem-
ber, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 500,498 9 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 26,870 5 11
Balances due to other Banks... ... 1,139,163 15 10
Government Deposits ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,815,083 18 3
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 2,038,457 1 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £5,520,073 10 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 648,257 4 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 86,897 12 2
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 21,980 4 4
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 16,930 19 4
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 67,713 14 7
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 3,363,376 10 9
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 341,384 12 2
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... 4,676 18 5
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 3,333,772 5 10
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 111,487 15 5
   Total average Assets ... ... £7,996,477 17 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th December, 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, £413,263 9s. Od.
Dated at Auckland, this 20th day of January, 1879.
D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector's Accountant.

G ENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
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 October to 31st December,
1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 51,875 12 4
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 4,675 7 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ...
Government Deposits ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 174,988 8 6
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 355,795 10 0
Total average Liabilities ... ... £587,334 17 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... £ 108,089 14 6
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 1,696 4 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ...
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 28,641 0 2
Landed Property ... ... ... ...
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 486,869 14 5
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 426,050 0 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 2,072 4 9
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,053,418 18 9

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.

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 31st December, 1878.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... £ 129,194 3 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 14,269 6 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 846 9 0
Government Deposits... ... ... 468,766 11 1
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,111,252 6 2
Bearing Interest ... ... ...
Total average Liabilities ... ... £1,724,328 16 7

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... £ 428,128 9 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 9,136 15 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 2,179 11 2
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 2,247 8 2
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 61,800 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 941,975 19 8
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,047,709 6 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... 52,178 0 8
   Total average Assets ... ... £2,545,355 11 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1878, £1,467,216.