FEB. 2.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 26th De-
cember, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... 460,870 10 9
Bills in Circulation ... ... 26,402 16 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 20,858 12 4
Government Deposits ... ... 588,330 0 7
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest... ... ... 1,976,876 11 10
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,816,192 14 7
Total average Liabilities ... ... £4,889,531 6 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... 527,589 11 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 125,142 18 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 20,726 13 5
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 4,905 5 11
Landed Property ... ... ... 72,331 19 7
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,805,028 10 1
2. Colonial Government Securities 80,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 4,426,115 14 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 157,692 6 7
   Total average Assets ... ...£7,219,533 0 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 26th December, 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, £653,744 18s. 7d.
Dated at Auckland, this — day of January, 1882.
D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
W. CALLENDER, pro Inspector's Accountant.

TATEMENT 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, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... 114,394 9 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... 16,894 17 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 392 11 10
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 705,614 12 5
Bearing Interest ... 858,703 19 5
Total average Liabilities ... ...£1,696,000 10 7

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... 368,556 16 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 11,795 4 3
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 7,308 1 6
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 3,565 5 2
Landed Property ... ... ... 92,153 16 11
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 525,146 1 2
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 921,216 11 5
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 44,241 11 4
   Total average Assets ... ...£1,973,983 8 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1881, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 14 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £924,492 8s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January, 1882.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

TATEMENT 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, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ s. d.
80,298 9 5
Bills in Circulation ... ... 324 16 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 6,207 3 0
Government Deposits ... ... 9
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... 344,398 10
Bearing Interest ... ... 483,510 12 3
Total average Liabilities ... ... £914,739 11 11

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... £ s. d.
349,021 18 9
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 23,091 10 5
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 1,533 12 4
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 9,390 7 3
Landed Property ... ... ... 38,208 15 3
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 263,527 11 11
2. Colonial Government Securities 80,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 987,729 13 9
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 100,475 2 6
   Total average Assets ... ...£1,772,978 12 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1881, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum, and bonus 2½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £592,340 18s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1882.
J. RUSSELL FRENCH, Acting Manager.
Jos. L. FLINT, Acting 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 October to the 31st
December, 1881.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ s. d.
59,729 9 2
Bills in Circulation ... ... 8,926 8 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 46 16 7
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest... ... 259,346 7 8
Bearing Interest... ... 259,632 2 7
Total average Liabilities ... ... £587,681 4 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... £ 125,013 10 5
s. d.
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 3,427 19 9
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 3,565 5 2
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 9 19 3
Landed Property ... ... ... 44,327 5 8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 430,451 14 5
2. Colonial Government Securities ...
3. Other Funded Securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... 626,987 12 8
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 50,086 15 10
   Total average Assets ... ...£1,280,304 18 0

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.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £72,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £441,089 3s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January,
1882.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.