APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 547

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,
1886.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... ... 102,339 1 5
Bills in circulation ... ... 3,650 7 8
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 20,296 10 8
Government deposits ... ... ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 302,954 6 2
Bearing interest ... ... 517,649 0 5

Total average liabilities £946,889 6 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... ... ... ... 285,869 10 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 12,740 13 5
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 2,996 4 7
Balances due from other Banks ... 8,278 18 8
Landed property ... ... ... 83,603 8 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 409,733 16 10
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 1,023,562 2 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... ... ... 11,146 1 4

Total average assets £1,837,930 16 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1886, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per
cent. per annum for half-year ended 30th September, 1885.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at 31st March, 1885, £7,829
3s. 3d., date of last balance-sheet issued.

Dated at Dunedin, this 14th day of April, 1886.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager.

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, 1885, to the 31st March, 1886.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... ... 109,371 7 8
Bills in circulation ... ... 3,742 5 10
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 865 4 8
Government deposits ... ... ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 360,283 11 6
Bearing interest ... ... 582,810 7 5

Total average liabilities £1,057,072 17 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... ... ... ... 259,788 11 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 10,116 10 4
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 2,565 17 9
Balances due from other Banks ... 15,974 17 1
Landed property ... ... ... 38,284 1 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 593,600 15 9
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 1,002,047 16 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... ... ... 74,872 5 10

Total average assets £1,997,250 16 10

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, £62,762 13s. 5d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 9th day of April, 1886.

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

Land Transfer Act Notices.

APPLICATION having been made by the registered Pro-
prietors of part of Allotment 42, Block II., of the
Township of Opoho, Register-book, Vol. xxxvi., folio 189, to
register a discharge of mortgage, No. 5415, dated 28th March,
1880, in favour of JAMES CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMP-
BELL, and ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, and a declaration
having been lodged with me of the loss of the outstanding
duplicate of said mortgage, I hereby give notice that I in-
tend to dispense with the production of the said duplicate
mortgage, and give effect to the said discharge, unless caveat
be lodged here forbidding the same within fourteen days
from the date of the publication hereof.

Dated at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin, this 20th
day of April, 1886.

H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land
hereinafter described will be brought under the pro-
visions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat
be lodged forbidding the same within one month from date
of Gazette containing this notice.

5830. EMILY SLATER.—30 acres, Rural Section 6235,
      Rolleston Survey District. Occupied by Patrick Neill.
5831. WILLIAM WILSON.—83 perches, part of Reserve
      No. 5, City of Christchurch. Occupied by Peter Hill.
5832. GEORGE SAMUEL FFITCH.—1 rood, part of
      Rural Section 79, Borough of Sydenham. Occupied by Ap-
      plicant.
5833. SAMUEL RATCLIFFE INGOLD and JOHN
      WALKER GIBB.—2 roods, part of Lot 63, Christchurch
      Town Reserves.
5834. ALBERT CHARLES TRUSCOTT.—100 acres,
      Rural Section 10477, Rolleston Survey District. Occupied
      by Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 24th day of April, 1886, at the Lands Re-
gistry Office, Christchurch.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

NOTICE is hereby given that the parcel of land herein
after described will be brought under the provisions
of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged
forbidding the same within one month from the date of the
gazetting of this notice.

JOHN MENZIES.—1 rood, being Section 11, Block LX.,
Town of Invercargill. Unoccupied.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 16th day of April, 1886, at the Lands Re-
gistry Office, Invercargill.

F. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land
hereinafter described will be brought under the pro-
visions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat
be lodged forbidding the same in each case on or before the
1st day of June next.

CHRISTIAN HILLE.—Allotment 39 of the Parish of
Mahurangi, containing 1,610 acres 1 rood 30 perches. Un-
occupied. 2471.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.—North-western portion of Allot-
ment 4 of the Parish of Komokoriki, containing 120 acres.
Unoccupied. 2481.
GEORGE LEMON.—Allotments 495, 496, and 497 of Sec-
tion 2 of the Town of Tauranga, containing 3 roods. In
Applicant’s occupation. 2493.
JAMES MOUNCE.—Lot 77 of the subdivision of Allot-
ment 18 of Section 8 of the Suburbs of Auckland. Unoccu-
pied. 2507.
SARAH COOPER.—Part of Section 102 of the Parish of
Maungatawhiri, containing 167 acres and 12 perches. In
Applicant’s occupation. 2534.
DANIEL POLLEN.—Allotments 2, 3, and 4 of the Parish
of Titirangi, containing 229 acres. In Applicant’s occupa-
tion. 2536.
THOMAS CONNALLY.—Part of Lot 2 of the subdivision
of Allotment 153 of the Parish of Takapuna. In Applicant’s
occupation. 2535.
CHRISTOPHER HENNESY.—Allotments 105 and 107
of the Parish of Waioeka, containing 100 acres. Unoccu-
pied. 2525.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 22nd day of April, 1886, at the Lands Registry
Office, Auckland.

THEO. KISSLING,
District Land Registrar.