STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 27th September, 1886.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 456,143 15 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,160 5 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,379 8 1
Government deposits .. .. 515,113 19 10
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,422,940 2 5
Bearing interest .. .. 2,799,561 17 7

Total average liabilities ..£5,216,299 8 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 481,490 5 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 60,786 4 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 23,050 0 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 2,928 12 4
Landed property .. .. 87,370 0 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,723,328 6 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,829,870 2 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 208,837 10 7

Total average assets ..£8,417,661 2 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th September, 1886, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, equal to 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £730,649 12s.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1886.

GEORGE E. TOLHURST, Manager, Wellington.
R. B. RIGG, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 27th September, 1886.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 89,166 5 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 598 1 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,530 3 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 273,093 12 0
Bearing interest .. .. 853,605 6 6

Total average liabilities £1,218,993 8 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 469,667 3 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 15,559 13 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,191 15 5
Balances due from other Banks .. 9,498 11 8
Landed property .. .. 97,868 2 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 260,453 13 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. 27,550 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,430,245 3 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 54,405 1 10

Total average assets ..£2,366,439 4 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th September, 1886, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. and 2½ per cent. bonus = 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 and bonus, £599,632 2s. 4d.

Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of October, 1886.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. J. HOGG, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), at all Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1886.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. 106,245 1 7
Bills in circulation .. .. 11,691 18 10
Balances due to other Banks .. 74 15 5
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 487,220 7 7
Bearing interest .. 1,433,728 9 6

Total average liabilities ..£2,038,960 12 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 476,582 15 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 6,497 7 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,575 18 1
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 115,588 1 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 788,093 2 8
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,066,096 13 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 69,503 1 9

Total average assets ..£2,523,936 19 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1886, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,100,770 19s. 6d.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1886.

D. S. MELVILLE, Manager.
A. H. STOCK, pro 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, 1886.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. 57,582 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. 6,843 4 10
Balances due to other Banks .. 18 6 11
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 267,848 13 5
Bearing interest .. 641,661 6 11

Total average liabilities ..£973,954 1 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 202,664 2 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,128 13 10
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 60,185 9 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 579,394 10 11
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 910,298 6 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 1,732 14 11

Total average assets ..£1,757,403 18 3

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, £790,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of October, 1886.

JOHN SAWERS, Acting Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.