July 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 929

Assets.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 121,115 0 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. .. 2,007 10 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 144 2 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 58,427 1 5
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 525,574 13 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,001,699 0 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. .. 2,355 18 6
   Total average assets .. £1,711,323 7 0

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 20th day of July, 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 30th June, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 114,306 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,761 19 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,256 18 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 336,046 18 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 560,272 3 10
Total average liabilities £1,029,644 4 5

Assets.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 304,960 5 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. .. 11,308 2 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 2,669 3 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 15,515 1 1
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,994 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 457,901 8 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,015,994 5 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. .. 11,405 1 5
   Total average assets .. £1,902,746 3 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 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 1st April, 1885, to the 30th June, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 112,668 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,782 3 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,510 18 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 383,107 7 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 552,468 9 3
Total average liabilities .. £1,053,537 11 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 188,182 4 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. .. 14,709 0 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 2,584 14 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 13,581 15 8
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,187 18 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 504,984 5 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 976,948 2 5
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. .. 70,957 17 4
   Total average assets .. £1,810,135 19 1

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 13th day of July, 1885.

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