JULY 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1197

Landed property .. .. £ 68,986 14 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 299,454 3 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,230,477 12 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 64,745 18 5
   Total average assets .. £1,957,848 5 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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, £645,922 19s. 11d.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of July, 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 April
to the 30th June, 1884.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 66,660 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,822 10 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 133 1 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 257,690 4 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 314,795 10 2
Total average liabilities .. £646,101 14 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 134,972 10 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,557 3 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 142 18 8
Landed property .. .. .. 58,708 0 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 567,228 10 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 872,451 4 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 2,237 1 9
   Total average assets .. £1,639,297 9 1

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 17th day of July, 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 June, 1884.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 116,758 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,295 17 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,738 3 6

Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 317,594 18 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 572,060 8 11
Total average liabilities .. £1,028,447 15 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 258,301 10 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 16,836 16 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,078 0 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,542 5 0
Landed property .. .. .. 82,395 8 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 500,293 19 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,087,425 6 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 13,139 11 8
   Total average assets .. £1,972,012 19 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1884, £350,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 3 per
cent. for half-year ended 30th September, 1883.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £25,402 12s. 1d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 14th day of July, 1884.

W. DYMOCK, Inspector.
WM. HUNTER, pro 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 31st
March to the 30th June, 1884.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,867 1 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,517 19 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,350 2 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 392,716 9 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 539,425 1 4
Total average liabilities .. £1,051,876 14 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 214,039 16 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 8,850 8 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,799 14 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 18,015 2 9
Landed property .. .. .. 38,080 18 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 525,720 19 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 921,930 8 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 70,276 10 10
   Total average assets .. £1,798,713 18 4

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, £57,497 14s.
Dated at Dunedin, this 15th day of July, 1884.

GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
A. HERDMAN, Accountant.