476
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
320,046 2 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 15,890 7 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,211 16 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 12,392 19 7
Landed property .. .. .. 89,422 15 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 270,761 14 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,304,873 18 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 64,139 11 8

Total average assets .. .. £2,078,739 6 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1885, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend (with bonus) declared to the shareholders, 17½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend and bonus declared, £87,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £568,704 5s. 2d.

Dated at Christchurch, this 18th day of April, 1885.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
F. PARKER, Inspector's 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, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ s. d.
67,340 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,381 17 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 156 0 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 253,685 6 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 342,663 0 2

Total average liabilities .. .. £672,226 8 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
111,652 7 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,747 18 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 101 19 9
Landed property .. .. .. 58,549 18 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 563,367 2 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 909,560 8 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,069 16 5

Total average assets .. .. £1,648,049 12 10

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, £750,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1885.

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 31st March, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ s. d.
110,316 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,904 8 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 15,802 5 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 325,544 18 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 546,090 2 7

Total average liabilities .. .. £1,002,657 16 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
304,784 2 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 12,380 8 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,529 17 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 8,371 15 2
Landed property .. .. .. 85,683 15 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 445,907 15 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 998,700 2 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,896 5 0

Total average assets .. .. £1,873,254 2 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1885, £350,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £8,750.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £21,873 10s. 1d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 13th day of April, 1885.

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 31st December, 1884, to the 31st March, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ s. d.
107,188 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,416 4 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 677 1 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 421,254 11 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 547,142 7 8

Total average liabilities .. .. £1,079,678 10 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
215,053 16 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,935 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,953 17 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 19,407 10 7
Landed property .. .. .. 38,133 16 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 484,451 14 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 919,819 9 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 69,814 1 0

Total average assets .. .. £1,763,569 19 0

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, £59,565 19s. 8d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 16th day of April, 1885.

H. MACKENZIE, Acting General Manager.
W. H. CHURTON, Assistant Visiting Officer.