MAY 13.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent., and bonus 2\u00bd per cent., equal to 17\u00bd 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 April,
1880.
W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager.
B. A. FURL, 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 day of January, 1880, to
the 31st day of March, 1880, inclusive.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 54,379 16 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 7,755 16 11
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 112 10 1
Government Deposits
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 134,485 17 5
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 280,825 6 5
Total average Liabilities ... ... \u00a3477,559 7 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... 104,039 6 9
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 1,677 19 2
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 0 7 8
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 42,399 6 4
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 42,399 6 4
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 423,950 19 8
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 437,532 11 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 2,290 8 10
   Total average Assets ... ... \u00a31,011,890 19 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, \u00a31,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 12 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, \u00a375,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, \u00a3424,910 7s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April,
1880.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro 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 31st March, 1880.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 99,641 0 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 8,310 4 1
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 6,086 0 6
Government Deposits...
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 300,644 8 5
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 430,739 17 9
Total average Liabilities ... ... \u00a3845,421 10 9

695
ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... 224,702 1 3
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 9,886 3 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 3,384 16 11
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 1,695 17 1
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 68,634 0 5
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 979,890 3 9
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 895,309 1 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 17,730 14 7
   Total average Assets ... ... \u00a32,201,232 19 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1880, \u00a3350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 6 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, \u00a310,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, \u00a322,221 8s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of April,
1880.
THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
ALEX. FORREST, pro Inspector's Accountant.

G ENERAL 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 December, 1879,
to the 29th March, 1880.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... \u00a3 s. d.
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 81,980 14 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 2,674 19 8
Government Deposits ... ... ... 795 13 9
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 281,046 19 9
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 278,483 8 5
Total average Liabilities ... ... \u00a3644,981 16 2

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... 171,099 18 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 10,379 3 9
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 1,283 17 6
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 12,105 3 11
Landed Property ... ... ... ... 35,241 16 11
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 447,973 6 9
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 497,637 0 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 51,071 1 11
   Total average Assets ... ... \u00a31,226,791 9 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, \u00a3400,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, \u00a315,998 10s. 5d.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, \u00a344,557 4s. 2d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 19th day of April, 1880.
GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
WM. MILNE, Accountant.