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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the colony, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 472,060 10 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 24,744 11 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,162 19 1
Government deposits .. .. .. 337,445 4 5
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,692,396 11 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,609,124 7 1

Total average liabilities .. £5,144,934 4 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 611,292 2 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 109,646 10 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 28,077 13 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 13,916 9 3
Landed property .. .. .. 82,426 7 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,859,747 10 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 376,923 1 6
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,391,975 17 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 176,277 4 3

Total average assets .. .. £8,650,282 16 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1884, £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 1st day of May, 1884.

D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager.
GEO. WHITELAW, Inspector’s 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 March, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 115,204 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,151 14 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,129 8 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 513,321 17 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,051,108 14 8

Total average liabilities .. £1,699,916 4 7

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 336,699 10 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 8,153 0 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 9,921 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 65 14 4
Landed property .. .. .. 113,583 9 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 609,922 17 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,020,966 16 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 58,395 0 3

Total average assets .. .. £2,157,707 15 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1884, £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, £1,100,131 7s. 4d.

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

WM. JAMIESON, Manager pro tem.
A. H. STOCK, pro 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 March, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 84,078 9 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 380 12 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,461 19 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 254,465 1 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 570,249 6 9

Total average liabilities .. £913,635 9 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 266,184 1 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 13,895 10 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,364 18 5
Balances due from other Banks .. 11,806 3 1
Landed property .. .. .. 64,095 10 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 260,939 2 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,243,350 18 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 78,706 7 9

Total average assets .. .. £1,940,342 13 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1884, £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 April, 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 January to the 31st March, 1884.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 68,838 10 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,679 9 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 166 1 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 229,318 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 311,896 1 1

Total average liabilities .. £616,898 14 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 111,776 8 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,304 13 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 65 17 2
Landed property .. .. .. 58,036 1 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 583,345 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 951,874 7 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,920 10 6

Total average assets .. .. £1,711,323 16 4

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, £717,710.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1884.

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