Jan. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 183

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1883.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 111,120 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,475 16 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,759 3 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 302,854 15 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 426,280 0 1
Total average liabilities .. £858,489 16 4

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 214,785 7 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 8,344 0 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,684 0 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 5,337 16 8
Landed property .. .. .. 75,588 2 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 610,804 10 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,068,078 1 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 11,172 0 3
   Total average assets .. £1,997,694 0 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1883, £350,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent. for half-year ended 30th September, 1883, making 7 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £25,403.
Dated at Dunedin, this 17th day of January, 1884.
D. HEAN, Interim 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 24th September, 1883, to the 31st December, 1883.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 103,903 6 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,492 2 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,754 2 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 336,613 6 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 414,988 11 8
Total average liabilities .. £860,751 9 6

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 156,861 4 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 6,944 14 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,574 11 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,108 2 8
Landed property .. .. .. 38,101 15 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 486,442 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 892,731 3 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 70,076 19 5
   Total average assets .. £1,655,841 0 10

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, £57,028 14s. 11d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 15th day of January, 1884.
GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
A. HERDMAN, Accountant.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1870,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 6th day of March, 1884.
1440. HORATIO DUDDING.—74 acres 1 rood 31 perches, part of Section 1, Moroa Block. In occupation of Applicant.
1442. EDWARD CHARLES BRIDÈR.—1 acre and 4 perches, part of Section 19, right bank of Wanganui River. In occupation of Applicant.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 30th day of January, 1884, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington.
GEO. B. DAVY,
District Land Registrar.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1870,” unless caveat forbidding the same be lodged at this office within one calendar month from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.
Applicant: JOHN GILLMAN BEAMISH, of Patea, Hotelkeeper. Area: 2 roods. Description: Sections 1 and 2, Block XXV., Town of Patea. Occupied by Applicant.
Applicant: GEORGE TATTON, Waitara, Carter. Area: 2 roods and 2 perches. Description: Sections 1360B and 1360C, Town of New Plymouth. Occupied by Edward Dockrill, of New Plymouth, Shopman.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 24th day of January, 1884, at the Lands Registry Office, New Plymouth.
W. STUART,
District Land Registrar.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1870,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same in each case on or before the 3rd day of March next.
JAMES ROWAN SMITH.—Lots 96 and 97, Parish of Whangamarino, containing 100 acres. In Applicant’s occupation. 2186.
WILLIAM MURRAY, JOHN ROBERTS, and CHARLES CAIRNS MURRAY.—Allotment 11 of the Parish of Waiau, containing 1,355 acres. Unoccupied. 2188.
DAVID HENDERSON and DAVID MILLER.—Western portion of a block of land called or known by the name of Taupaki Block, situate in the District of Kaipara, containing 6,936 acres. Unoccupied. 2190.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 26th day of January, 1884, at the Lands Registry Office, Auckland.
THEO. KISSLING,
District Land Registrar.
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WHEREAS a declaration has been lodged with me, made by EDWARD WINGFIELD HUMPHREYS, of Strath-Taieri, Esquire, the registered Proprietor of Section 74, Block IX., Strath-Taieri District, of the loss of the Crown grant for the said section, bearing date the 3rd December, 1872, Register-book, Vol. vi., folio 128: I hereby give notice that I intend to issue a provisional certificate of title for the said section to the said Edward Wingfield Humphreys, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within fourteen days from the date of the publication hereof.
Dated this 28th day of January, 1884, at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin.
H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.
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WHEREAS an application has been lodged with me, made by JOHN LEACH BUTTERWORTH, of Dunedin, Warehouseman, the registered proprietor of Sections 14 and 35, Block XXIV., Town of Dunedin, of the loss of the certificate of title for the said sections, bearing date the 31st August, 1876, entered in Register-book, Vol. xxviii., folio 43: I hereby give notice that I intend to issue a provisional certificate of title for the said sections to the said John Leach Butterworth, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within fourteen days from the date of the publication hereof.
Dated this 28th day of January, 1884, at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin.
H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.
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