FEB. 10.]

RECEIPTS.
Cash in hand, 1st January
Cash at Bank of New Zealand
Deposits, including interest
Securities...
Interest on securities
Rents
...
...
...
...
...
...
£3,953 13 4

PAYMENTS.
Deposits
Interest on deposits
Securities...
Interest on securities
Salaries
Charges
Rents
Stock, furniture, &c.
Cash in hand
Cash at Bank of New Zealand
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
£ s. d.
304 3 6
2,004 4 1
1,354 10 0
286 15 9
400
£ s. d.
896 19 9
147 0 2
2,104 10 0
0 17 4
60 0 0
39 6 10
400
280
698 11 3
£3,953 13 4

STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the New
Plymouth Savings Bank, 31st December, 1880.

ASSETS.
Cash in hand
Cash at Bank of New Zealand
Mortgages
Stock, furniture, &c.
Public Trustee, on account of estate of W. Street,
deceased
...
...
...
...
£ s. d.
698 11 3
3,636 8 6
480
35 15 10
£4,375 3 7

LIABILITIES.
Due to depositors
Interest added this year
Profit and loss
...
...
...
£ s. d.
3,273 18 4
147 0 2
954 5 1
£4,375 3 7

T. KING, Vice-President.
T. WHITE, Accountant.

We have, to the best of our belief, ascertained the
correctness of the above balance-sheet. We also find
that £113 9s. 4d. was the amount of interest accrued
to the 31st December, 1880, but not then payable,
and that £76 4s. 2d., being arrears of interest, was
unpaid on the same date.

ROBERT THOMPSON, } Trustees.
OCTA. CARRINGTON,

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 27th De-
cember, 1880.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities
...
...
...
...
...
...
£ s. d.
492,083 0 1
34,387 5 7
17,391 1 4
756,038 4 5
1,734,575 6 0
1,950,250 10 11
...£4,984,725 8 4

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 201

4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
   3,767,262 1 0
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   136,736 17 9

Total average Assets
...£6,860,452 19 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th December, 1880, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £653,337 6s. 9d.
Dated at Auckland, this 25th day of January,
1881.

D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average
Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia (Limited), in the Colony of New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1880.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest...
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities
...
...
...
...
...
...
£ s. d.
106,777 0 2
19,396 7 4
372 4 2
512,800 19 5
1,215,572 0 9
...£1,854,918 11 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars
Notes and Bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed Property
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads
   ...
   ...
   ...
   ...
   ...
   ...
   ...
   £ s. d.
   356,474 0 4
   11,335 8 6
   2,067 17 2
   1,777 8 6
   92,000 0 0
   459,454 3 0
   688,977 15 4
   21,333 10 7

Total average Assets
...£1,633,420 3 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1880, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 16 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £120,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £941,691 7s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January,
1881.

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

STATEMENT of the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New
South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1880.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities
...
...
...
...
...
...
£ s. d.
80,217 12 3
733 2 6
5,806 17 10
277,502 4 2
517,064 2 9
£881,323 19 6