1294

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 62

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

£ s. d.
380,965 15 4
14,066 9 11
1,165 4 6
9,921 6 7
93,101 8 2
290,529 2 7

Total average assets

£2,264,573 11 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 28th September, 1885, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend 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, £578,704 8s. 2d.

Dated at Christchurch, this 13th day of October, 1885.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. J. HOGG, 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 July to
the 30th September, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest

£ s. d.
63,334 1 7
6,432 18 11
139 0 8
259,536 10 6
377,619 8 4

Total average liabilities

£707,062 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

£ s. d.
130,271 13 11
1,831 8 0
167 3 8
58,791 3 8
539,572 17 4
1,007,346 9 9
2,394 19 2

Total average assets

£1,740,375 15 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £120,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £770,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of October, 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 September,
1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation

£ s. d.
108,428 10 8
5,586 19 5

£ s. d.
9,568 18 10

Other deposits—
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest

323,318 4 3
536,941 17 7

Total average liabilities

£983,844 10 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

£ s. d.
280,710 19 0
13,265 2 3
2,252 7 6
17,038 17 1
83,496 10 5
455,424 6 5

Total average assets

£1,925,002 6 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1885, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, being
interim dividend for half-year ended 30th September, 1884,
payable in colony on 19th January, 1885, 5 per cent. per
annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £8,750.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£7,829 2s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 24th day of October, 1885.

W. DYMOCK, Inspector.

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 30th
June, 1885, to the 30th September, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest

£ s. d.
109,109 8 5
1,879 17 9
1,104 3 10
371,287 2 10
559,337 3 5

Total average liabilities

£1,042,717 16 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

£ s. d.
185,869 2 3
5,393 5 4
2,147 9 1
10,873 8 3
38,238 0 6
573,468 11 9
974,668 8 8
72,334 12 5

Total average assets

£1,862,992 18 3

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, £60,718 0s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 17th day of October, 1885.

H. MACKENZIE, Acting General Manager.
J. GREGOR, Assistant Accountant.