MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within
the Colony, during the Quarter ended 27th March,
1882.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ 485,201 17 1
Bills in Circulation ... ... 27,617 4 2
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 25,252 17 7
Government Deposits ... ... 689,888 9 4
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest... ... 1,973,486 3 9
Bearing Interest ... ... 1,832,023 4 5
Total average Liabilities ... ... £5,033,469 16 4

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ 577,594 15 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 106,807 5 9.
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 27,124 13 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 7,680 8 8
Landed Property ... ... ... 72,277 16 1
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 1,801,230 3 3
2. Colonial Government Securities 80,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 4,568,076 9 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 163,377 11 10
   Total average Assets ... ...£7,404,169 3 6

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 27th March, 1882, £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 25th day of April, 1882.
D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector's Accountant.

S 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 March, 1882,

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ s. d.
117,676 18 10
Bills in Circulation ... ... 15,370 5 6
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 362 16 6
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 874,414 13 5
Bearing Interest ... ... 861,335 5 10
Total average Liabilities ...£1,869,160 01

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ 391,339 13 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 8,604 19 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 7,032 9 11
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 1,927 10 2
Landed Property ... ... ... 92,154 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 538,089 9 5
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 1,100,824 17 1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 51,181 9 11
   Total average Assets ...£2,191,154 9 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1882, £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, £932,739 16s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of April, 1882.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.

S 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 March, 1882.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ 85,674 6 11
Bills in Circulation ... ... 743 19 2
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 4,340 19 1
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... 359,921 6 6
Bearing Interest ... ... 473,954 12 9
Total average Liabilities ... ...£924,635 4 5

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ 304,035 6 2
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 17,273 7 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 1,733 6 2
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 12,795 15 4
Landed Property ... ... ... 38,563 10 8
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 276,019 3 10
2. Colonial Government Securities 80,000 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 1,096,561 9 3
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 101,187 13 4
   Total average Assets ...£1,848,169 11 9

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1882, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per
cent. per annum, and bonus 2\u00bd 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 15th day of April, 1882
W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager.
Jos. L. FLINT, Acting Accountant.

G ENERAL 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, 1882.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... £ 67,705 4 9
Bills in Circulation ... ... 8,234 5 8
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 93 17 4
Government Deposits ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest... ... 281,980 17 4
Bearing Interest ... ... 300,877 5 5
Total average Liabilities ... £658,891 10 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... £ 112,227 9 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... 8,604 19 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 3,044 15 3
Balances due from other Banks ... ... 34 2 8
Landed Property ... ... ... 44,523 15 1
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... 434,861 3 8
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 747,298 7 1
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... 3,252 11

Total average Assets ...£1,345,242 4 8

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 19th day of April, 1882,
J. SAWERS, Manager.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.