180 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 14

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and|TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets...
during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1882. of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), during
the Quarter ended 31st December, 1882.

LIABILITIES. LIABILITIES.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation 82,441 1 7 Notes in Circulation 112,589 15 4
Bills in Circulation 232 12 5 Bills in Circulation 6,682 14 10
Balances due to other Banks 3,942 7 5 Balances due to other Banks 11,916 9 11
Government Deposits Government Deposits
Other Deposits- Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest 295,752 11 1 Not bearing Interest 348,790 16 9
Bearing Interest 511,805 16 8 Bearing Interest 379,723 10 1

Total average Liabilities ... £894,174 9 2 Total average Liabilities ... £859,703 6 11

ASSETS. ASSETS.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal 314,473 17 11 Metal 204,729 8 5
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 24,120 17 9 Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 15,470 1 4
Notes and Bills of other Banks 1,719 5 5 Notes and Bills of other Banks 5,162 4 4
Balances due from other Banks 9,988 11 11 Balances due from other Banks 9,009 0 0
Landed Property 56,549 0 7 Landed Property 75,249 12 8
Amount of all other Securities- Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 256,136 14 2 1. Notes and Bills Discounted 742,577 9 1
2. Colonial Government Securities 2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities 3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 1,354,335 9 0 Debts abandoned as bad) 1,097,186 7 9
5. Securities not included under the above 5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 119,705 1 4 heads 11,871 6 0

Total average Assets ...£2,137,028 18 1 Total average Assets £2,161,255 9 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st December, 1882, £350,000. ended 31st December, 1882, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 15 per Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum, and bonus 24 per cent. per annum. cent. for half-year to 31st March, 1882, making 7 per cent.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000, and bonus, for the year, £14,000.
£12,500: £87,500. Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend, £25,316.
Dividend, £595,119 10s. 5d. Dated at Dunedin, this 10th day of January, 1883.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January, 1883. W. DYMOCK, Inspector.
W. ROBERTON PERSTON, Manager. ALEX. FORREST, Inspector's Accountant.
CHAS. A. TABUTEAU, Acting-Accountant.

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the CENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand,
the Colony of New Zealand, taken from the several Weekly within the Colony of New Zealand, taken from the several
Statements during the Quarter, from the 1st October to 31st Weekly Statements during the Quarter, from the 25th Septem-
December, 1882. ber to 25th December, 1882.

LIABILITIES. LIABILITIES.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation 64,540 19 11 Notes in Circulation 102,616 8 5
Bills in Circulation 14,624 16 3 Bills in Circulation 2,805 14 1
Balances due to other Banks 116 6 9 Balances due to other Banks 8,902 14 2
Government Deposits Government Deposits
Other Deposits- Other Deposits-
Not bearing Interest... 226,866 8 11 Not bearing Interest 364,425 7 8
Bearing Interest 298,230 7 6 Bearing Interest 340,511 9 3

Total average Liabilities £604,378 19 4 Total average Liabilities £819,261 13 7

ASSETS. ASSETS.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal 126,646 2 2 Metal 106,967 6 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 4,527 0 6 Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 10,596 13 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks 33 0 0 Notes and Bills of other Banks 3,342 1 10
Balances due from other Banks Balances due from other Banks 5,026 9 10
Landed Property Landed Property 52,663 6 5
Amount of all other Securities- Amount of all other Securities- 39,322 5 9

1. Notes and Bills Discounted 599,845 14 2 1. Notes and Bills Discounted 506,533 9 5
2. Colonial Government Securities 2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities 3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) 994,320 3 1 Debts abandoned as bad) 743,775 13 3
5. Securities not included under the above 5. Securities not included under the above
   heads 1,772 5 8 heads 65,012 18 8

Total average Assets ...£1,779,867 12 0 Total average Assets ...£1,480,576 19 0

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000. Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £400,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 12 Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 7 per
per cent. per annum. cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £72,000. Amount of the last Dividend declared, £14,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £453,114 11s. Dividend, £49,751 13s. 6d.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of January, 1883. Dated at Dunedin, this 16th day of January, 1883.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector. GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant. A. HERDMAN, Accountant.