New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 9

Page 213

✨ Bank Statements, Deceased Estates

FEB. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 213

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 December, 1884.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 108,097 4 8
Bills in circulation ... 4,259 8 6
Balances due to other Banks ... 12,194 14 10
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 324,417 6 4
Bearing interest ... 546,963 6 0
Total average liabilities ... £995,932 0 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 278,017 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 15,687 4 6
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 2,386 17 9
Balances due from other Banks ... 6,410 14 9
Landed property ... 83,842 10 5
Amount of all other securities—

Notes and bills discounted ... 465,242 6 3
Colonial Government securities
Other funded securities
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 999,518 1 11
Securities not included under the above heads ... 12,586 6 8
Total average assets ... £1,863,691 7 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1884, £350,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £21,873 10s. 1d.

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

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 1st October to the 31st December, 1884.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 110,901 17 0
Bills in circulation ... 2,835 1 4
Balances due to other Banks ... 746 12 6
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 366,881 12 4
Bearing interest ... 589,353 7 5
Total average liabilities ... £1,070,718 10 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 232,093 2 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 10,680 15 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 1,918 10 9
Balances due from other Banks ... 18,898 19 10
Landed property ... 38,065 10 0
Amount of all other securities—

Notes and bills discounted ... 510,416 3 10
Colonial Government securities
Other funded securities
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 912,970 2 3
Securities not included under the above heads ... 70,332 9 9
Total average assets ... £1,795,375 13 6

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, £58,767 18s. 2d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 12th day of January, 1885.

H. MACKENZIE, Acting General Manager.
A. HERDMAN, Accountant.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the Charge of the PUBLIC TRUSTEE for Management during the Month of January, 1885.

No.	Name of Deceased.	Colonial Residence.	Supposed British or Foreign Residence.	Date of Rule or Order.	Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate.	Time of Deceased's Death.
1	Adair, Walter ...	Auckland ...	...	...	Under £1 ...	Dec. 4, 1884
2	Albers, Johannes Peter Amandus	" ...	...	Jan. 8, 1885	" £1,200	Mar. 10, 1882
3	Anderson, James ...	Ida Valley ...	...	Jan. 16, "	£800..	Dec. 5, 1884
4	Bagnall, Charles W.	Ross ...	...	Jan. 24, "	£320..	Jan. 10, 1885
5	Coonan, James ...	Auckland ...	Rathcabbin, Tipperary	...	£5 ...	Dec. 1, 1884
6	Coulter, Henry ...	Roxburgh ...	...	Jan. 29, 1885	£100..	April 4, 1883
7	Culmer, E. S. ...	Christchurch ...	...	...	£15 ...	Nov. 6, 1884
8	Elms, James ...	Wairoa ...	...	Jan. 8, 1885	£100..	Oct. 16, 1875
9	Gascoine, John ...	Wellington ...	...	Jan. 24, "	£300..	Sept.16, 1884
10	Grigg, John Handel	Thames ...	...	...	£50 ...	Dec. 21, 1884
11	Healey, John ...	Ormond ...	Cork ...	Jan. 8, 1885	£500..	Nov. 10, "
12	Heatley, Samuel ...	Christchurch ...	Broughton, Shrewsbury	...	£25 ...	Sept. 1, "
13	Horrell, William H.	Coalgate ...	...	...	£50 ...	Dec. 1, "
14	Loftus, William ...	Auckland ...	...	...	£1 ...	Dec. 31, "
15	Mounsey, John ...	Greymouth ...	Penrith ...	...	£25 ...	Nov. 20, "
16	Macdonald, John ...	Hamilton's ...	County Cavan ...	...	£25 ...	Dec. 17, "
17	Matheson, William	Dunedin ...	...	...	£10 ...	Dec. —, "
18	McCaw, John ...	Nelson ...	...	Jan. 24, 1885	£6,000	Jan. 13, 1885
19	Osborne, Charles ...	Masterton ...	...	...	£50 ...	Dec. 19, 1884
20	Peters, George ...	Wairoa ...	...	...	£25 ...	Jan. 5, 1885
21	Pitt, John ...	Auckland ...	...	...	£1 ...	July 21, 1884
22	Robertson, Margaret	Wanganui ...	...	...	£35 ...	Dec. —, "
23	Robinson, John ...	Christchurch ...	Liverpool ...	...	£10 ...	Nov. 23, "
24	Taylor, Francis ...	Wetherstones ...	...	Jan. 29, 1885	£100..	Nov. 18, "
25	Thompson, Alfred ...	Greymouth ...	...	...	£1 ...	Jan. 18, 1885

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of February, 1885.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1885, No 9

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💰 National Bank of New Zealand Statement

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated13 January 1885
KeywordsNational Bank, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Statements, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Dymock, Inspector
Wm. Hunter, pro Inspector's Accountant

💰 Colonial Bank of New Zealand Statement

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated12 January 1885
KeywordsColonial Bank, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Statements, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

H. Mackenzie, Acting General Manager
A. Herdman, Accountant

🏥 Deceased Estates Managed by Public Trustee

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated3 February 1885
KeywordsDeceased Estates, Public Trustee, Management, January 1885
👱🏽 Names

25 names identified

Walter Adair, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Johannes Peter Amandus Albers, Estate managed by Public Trustee
James Anderson, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Charles W. Bagnall, Estate managed by Public Trustee
James Coonan, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Henry Coulter, Estate managed by Public Trustee
E. S. Culmer, Estate managed by Public Trustee
James Elms, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Gascoine, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Handel Grigg, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Healey, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Samuel Heatley, Estate managed by Public Trustee
William H. Horrell, Estate managed by Public Trustee
William Loftus, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Mounsey, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Macdonald, Estate managed by Public Trustee
William Matheson, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John McCaw, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Charles Osborne, Estate managed by Public Trustee
George Peters, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Pitt, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Margaret Robertson, Estate managed by Public Trustee
John Robinson, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Francis Taylor, Estate managed by Public Trustee
Alfred Thompson, Estate managed by Public Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

R. C. Hamerton, Public Trustee

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