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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the colony, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1883.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 476,449 15 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 24,377 6 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,916 13 1
Government deposits .. .. .. 309,376 17 11
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,597,779 6 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,485,379 7 5

Total average liabilities ..£4,903,279 7 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 613,717 5 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 81,693 12 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,946 5 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 19,909 14 3
Landed property .. .. .. 80,515 2 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,840,777 8 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. 332,500 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,238,332 10 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 173,943 1 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£8,406,335 0 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1883, £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, £708,900 10s. 4d.

Dated at Auckland, this 24th day of January, 1884.

JOHN MURRAY, pro General Manager.
GEO. WHITELOW, Inspector’s Accountant.

STATEMENT 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, 1883.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 82,089 0 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 247 8 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,630 13 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 229,575 17 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 550,522 3 8

Total average liabilities .. ..£867,065 4 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 305,781 19 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 10,882 11 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 938 2 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 10,322 1 8
Landed property .. .. .. 60,334 5 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 256,913 2 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,279,594 10 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 78,944 12 1

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,009,711 5 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1883, £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, £75,000, and bonus, £12,500—£87,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £624,686 7s. 2d.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of January, 1884.

R. C. TENNENT, Acting Manager.
CHAS. A. TABUTEAU, Acting Accountant.

STATEMENT 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, 1883.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 110,663 7 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,358 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,025 1 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 458,293 11 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,012,442 4 2

Total average liabilities ..£1,602,782 7 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 327,537 19 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 7,334 11 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 9,395 11 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 99 10 10
Landed property .. .. .. 113,205 2 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 697,824 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 978,496 8 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 51,824 7 5

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,185,717 19 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1883, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 18 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £135,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,068,155 5s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January, 1884.

Wm. JAMIESON, Manager pro tem.
A. H. STOCK, pro 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 October to the 31st December, 1883.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 64,806 5 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,107 6 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 69 18 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 222,970 10 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 297,497 9 0

Total average liabilities .. ..£592,451 10 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 123,215 10 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,603 3 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 77 11 11
Landed property .. .. .. 57,411 6 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 591,585 18 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 976,386 9 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,769 6 1

Total average assets .. .. ..£1,753,049 6 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Amount of new share account, £430,152 10s.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £84,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £488,943 17s. 1d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of January, 1884.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.