1540
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 117

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, £75,000, and bonus £12,500=£87,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £645,922 19s. 11d.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of October, 1884.
R. C. TENNENT, Acting Manager.
CHAS. A. TABUTEAU, Acting Accountant.

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements during the Quarter, from the 1st July to the 30th September, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 66,545 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,674 12 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 109 4 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 251,079 18 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 336,046 5 3
Total average liabilities .. £659,455 6 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 123,478 11 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 3,595 0 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 104 12 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 58,035 4 10
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 595,354 14 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 864,104 11 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,334 16 11
   Total average assets .. £1,647,007 11 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £738,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1884.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,252 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,078 19 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,782 18 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 342,631 7 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 564,799 3 0
Total average liabilities .. £1,027,545 1 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 282,416 5 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 17,187 1 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,472 1 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,596 7 11
Landed property .. .. .. 83,150 12 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 443,546 4 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,008,311 7 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 13,324 13 9
   Total average assets .. £1,861,004 13 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1884, £350,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 3 per cent. for half-year ended 31st March, 1884.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £21,873 10s. 1d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 15th day of October, 1884.
W. DYMOCK, Inspector.
ALEX. FORREST, Inspector’s Accountant.

GENERAL 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 30th June to the 30th September, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 111,434 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,748 3 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,743 15 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 369,146 17 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 581,789 10 8
Total average liabilities .. £1,066,863 1 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 232,862 5 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 7,643 12 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,855 18 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 24,013 17 8
Landed property .. .. .. 38,075 7 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 523,752 13 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 899,532 6 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 69,823 18 8
   Total average assets .. £1,797,559 19 2

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, £58,767 18s. 2d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 21st day of October, 1884.
GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
A. HERDMAN, Accountant.