JAN. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 131

S
TATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New
Zealand, during the Quarter ended 28th December, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 92,444 7 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 814 4 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,938 12 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 270,441 12 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 717,436 19 11

Total average liabilities £1,085,075 16 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 393,454 12 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,080 11 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,432 7 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 18,826 16 4
Landed property .. .. .. 93,325 14 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 283,825 1 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,483,614 7 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 70,105 4 3

Total average assets .. £2,360,664 15 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 28th December, 1885, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15
per cent. and 2½ per cent. bonus = 17½ per cent. per
annum.
Amount of last dividend and bonus declared, £75,000; bonus
at 2½ per cent., £12,500 = £87,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £589,447 14s. 5d.

Dated at Christchurch, this 13th day of January, 1886.
J. RUSSELL FRENCH, pro Inspector.
R. J. HOGG, Inspector's Accountant.

G
ENERAL 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 October
to the 31st December, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 64,571 18 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,019 10 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 135 17 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 262,978 4 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 649,697 13 6

Total average liabilities .. £987,403 3 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 138,641 19 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,141 12 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 57 12 1
Landed property .. .. .. 59,317 13 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 556,227 6 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 930,173 7 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,116 10 11

Total average assets .. £1,688,676 2 1

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 15th day of January, 1886.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

S
TATEMENT 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,
1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 104,245 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,019 7 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 19,251 6 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 301,284 1 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 502,339 18 3

Total average liabilities £932,140 3 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 268,720 16 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 15,315 16 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,686 12 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 7,417 2 11
Landed property .. .. .. 83,498 3 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 443,161 17 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,100,050 14 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,015 8 6

Total average assets .. £1,931,866 12 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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. (on
£350,000).
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 13th day of January, 1886.
W. DYMOCK, Inspector.

G
ENERAL 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
September, 1885, to the 31st December, 1885.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 109,889 0 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,398 1 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,583 11 10
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 352,058 2 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 566,328 5 8

Total average liabilities .. £1,033,257 2 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 243,407 10 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,106 7 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,655 9 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 8,091 11 11
Landed property .. .. .. 38,261 4 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 549,027 2 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 995,146 14 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 73,619 17 9

Total average assets .. £1,916,315 18 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, £60,718 0s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 12th day of January, 1886.
H. MACKENZIE, Acting General Manager.
J. GREGOR, Assistant Accountant.