FEB. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 151

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the colony, during the Quarter ended 29th December, 1879.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 474,707 18 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 37,106 3 11
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 5,145 14 8
Government Deposits ... ... ... 474,274 13 2
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,603,273 12 2
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,762,631 2 11
Total average Liabilities ... ... £4,357,139 5 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... ... ... £ 797,507 3 11
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... ... 116,454 16 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 19,400 10 6
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 7,230 15 3
Landed Property ... ... ... 70,829 15 5
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 2,443,020 0 5
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... 200,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 3,521,087 7 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... ... 130,499 2 7
   Total average Assets ... ... £7,306,029 11 1

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 29th December, 1879, £980,210.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £73,515 15s.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend, £634,406 1s. 5d.
Dated at Auckland, this 19th day of January, 1880.

JOHN MURRAY, Inspector.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector’s Accountant.

STATEMENT 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, 1879.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 113,180 15 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 19,846 5 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 175 1 10
Government Deposits... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 391,077 9 4
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 992,267 6 9
Total average Liabilities ... ... £1,516,546 18 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... ... ... £ 310,932 18 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... ... 13,765 5 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 1,884 7 1
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 4,058 6 2
Landed Property ... ... ... 90,500 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 647,948 0
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 830,647 9 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... ... 32,081 8 5
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,931,817 15 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st December, 1879, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 16 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £119,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend, £927,631 14s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of January, 1880.

A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

STATEMENT 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, 1879.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 76,583 5 3
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 1,239 14 10
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 5,077 16 11
Government Deposits... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 201,991 14 4
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 435,762 3 0
Total average Liabilities ... ... £720,654 14 4

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal ... ... ... £ 314,388 8 11
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... ... 27,631 18 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 1,912 8 10
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 14,214 3 3
Landed Property ... ... ... 33,191 4 5
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 484,082 13 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 680,992 4 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... ... 86,832 18 8
   Total average Assets ... ... £1,643,246 0 1

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 31st December, £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, £570,872 14s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of January, 1880.

W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager.
W. H. FRY, Accountant.

GENERAL 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 day of October, 1879, to the 31st day of December, 1879, inclusive.