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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 28th March,
1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities

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
   Total average Assets ...£6,928,042 14 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 28th March, 1881, £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 21st day of April, 1881.
D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector's Accountant.

[No. 31

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 March, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities

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
   Total average Assets ...£1,251,937 15 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1881, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annnum, and bonus 2½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £75,000; bonus, £12,500 :
total, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £585,023 11s. 6d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of April, 1881.
W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager.
WM. H. FRY, 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 28th March, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest...
Bearing Interest..
Total average Liabilities

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
   Total average Assets ...£1,638,546 2 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 28th March, 1881, £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, £952,105 9s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of April, 1881.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average
amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the
Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zea-
land, taken from the several Weekly Statements
during the Quarter from the 1st January to the
31st March, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest...
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities

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
   Total average Assets ...£1,006,709 4 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, £12
per cent. per annum.