Oct. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1429

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

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 90,505 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,406 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,351 12 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 268,315 11 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 498,938 3 10

Total average liabilities £877,516 17 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 230,757 14 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 15,095 1 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,230 11 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 8,233 12 0
Landed property .. .. .. 83,687 13 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 439,032 1 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,007,933 14 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,606 13 5

Total average assets .. £1,799,577 2 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1886, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. per annum for half-year ended 31st March, 1886.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,391 16s. 5d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 30th day of September, 1886.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1886.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 102,235 5 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,136 8 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,259 12 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 340,261 12 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 691,732 16 0

Total average liabilities .. £1,152,625 14 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 190,876 10 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,804 8 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,676 8 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 39,689 11 8
Landed property .. .. .. 39,936 6 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 646,912 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,058,446 8 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 76,823 2 8

Total average assets .. £2,062,165 15 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1886, £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, £65,419 12s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 11th day of October, 1886.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
W. H. CHURTON, Visiting Officer.

Bank of Australasia Half-yearly Return of Assets and Liabilities.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average amount of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand, from the 13th day of April, 1886, to the 11th day of October, 1886, inclusive. Published pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.

Bills in circulation not bearing interest .. 5,933 8 7
Notes in circulation not bearing interest .. 60,200 12 5
Bills and notes in circulation bearing interest ..
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 47 16 3
Cash deposited not bearing interest .. 281,880 7 2
Cash deposited bearing interest .. 640,220 6 9

Total liabilities within the colony .. £988,282 11 2

ASSETS.

Coin and bullion .. .. .. 203,999 18 5
Landed property (Bank premises) .. 59,863 4 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,656 17 3
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Debts due to the Corporation, including
notes, bills, and other securities .. 1,514,655 9 6

Total assets within the colony .. £1,781,175 9 9

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

21st October, 1886.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

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

5930. JOSEPH JAMES WEEBER.—3 roods 30 perches, part of Rural Section 1939, Oxford Survey District. Occupied partly by Edward Rossiter and partly by Peter Smith.

5931. JAMES DANIEL GARWOOD and STEPHEN WATKINS.—16 perches, part of Rural Section 61, Borough of Akaroa. Occupied by the Public Library.

5932. JOHN THORN.—1 rood 20 perches, parts of Lots 117 and 137, Christchurch Town Reserves. Occupied by Applicant.

5933. ADELINE ELIZABETH COMYNS.—1 rood 7 perches, part of Rural Section 1750, Oxford Survey District. Occupied by Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 22nd day of October, 1886, at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same in each case within one calendar month next after the date of publication of this notice.

Allotment 19 on plan of subdivision of part of Sections 13 and 14, Block I., Upper Kaikorai District.—MARY SUSANNAH LUMLEY, Applicant. Occupied by Alfred Jacobs Lumley. No. 3715.

Section 10, Block LXXII., Town of Oamaru.—CHARLES GIFFORD MOORE (Executor and Trustee under will of JOHN RIEDMAN, deceased), Applicant. Occupied by Elizabeth Hogan. No. 3716.

Section 27, Block XX., District of Shotover.—PHILIP BURBRIDGE BOULT, Applicant. Occupied by William Gaven Donne. No. 3717.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 25th day of October, 1886, at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin.

H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.

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TRANSMISSION No. 582.—KEZIAH JANNETTA CLARKSON, of Walton Park, Widow, claiming as Executrix and Devisee under the will of THOMAS CLARKSON, deceased, has applied to be registered as Proprietress of part of Section 27, Green Island West District, subject to Mortgage No. 6553, Register-book, Vol. lv., folio 22. Applicant will be registered accordingly, unless caveat be lodged in this office within one calendar month after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin, this 19th day of October, 1886.

H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.

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