Nov. 2.]

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 ...£2,065,673 17 11

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 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, £594,489 2s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of October,
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 July to the 30th
September, 1882.

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

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th September, 1882, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 4 per
cent. for half-year to 31st March, 1882, making 7 per cent.
for the year, £14,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £25,316.

Dated at Dunedin, this 11th day of October, 1882.

W. DYMOCK, Inspector.
ALEX. FORREST, Inspector's Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the National Bank of New
Zealand (Limited), during the Quarter ended 30th
September, 1882.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1605

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities... £922,521 3 2

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 ...£2,212,535 15 2

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 26th June, 1882, to the
25th September, 1882.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation
Bills in Circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government Deposits
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest
Bearing Interest
Total average Liabilities ... £863,572 18 9

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 ...£1,669,073 17 7

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, £453,114 11s.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of October,
1882.

J. SAWERS, Manager.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £400,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 7 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £14,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £49,751 13s. 6d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 10th day of October, 1882.

GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
C. WITHERS, Accountant.