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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

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 28th March,
1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £454,095 15 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,527 7 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,228 4 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 494,981 12 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,411,136 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,854,958 14 2
Total average liabilities .. ..£5,239,927 17 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 600,271 14 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 70,868 4 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 28,441 17 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 3,166 17 6
Landed property .. .. .. 89,228 17 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,566,696 7 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,948,295 11 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 209,626 2 3
   Total average assets .. ..£8,516,595 12 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 28th March, 1887, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½
per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £62,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £698,640 17s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of April, 1887.

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

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited,
at the Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the
Quarter ended 31st March, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £111,288 10 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,691 9 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 900 4 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 478,152 6 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,568,658 8 11
Total average liabilities .. ..£2,172,690 19 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 518,212 3 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,529 19 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,876 17 4
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 115,588 1 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 677,552 6 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,076,591 0 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 66,347 5 2
   Total average assets .. ..£2,460,697 13 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1887, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per
cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,102,367 14s. 0d.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1887.

JOHN H. KERR, Acting Manager.
W. H. TYLDE, Acting 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 28th March, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £97,343 10 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,132 0 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,149 4 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 268,582 9 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 991,238 12 1
Total average liabilities £1,360,450 16 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 434,619 17 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 14,307 17 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,307 3 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 8,686 12 0
Landed property .. .. .. 97,953 8 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 246,997 5 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 27,550 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,440,274 16 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 51,437 14 3
   Total average assets .. ..£2,323,134 14 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter, £1,140,800.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per
cent. and bonus 2½ per cent. = 17½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend and bonus declared, £88,849 6s. 8d.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£740,800.
Dated at Christchurch, this 14th day of April, 1887.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
W. R. SIME, pro Inspector's 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 January
to the 31st March, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £61,562 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,455 9 4
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 264,113 5 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 646,132 12 2
Total average liabilities .. ..£978,263 9 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 160,893 9 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,984 16 3
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 59,901 6 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 501,133 13 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 864,882 9 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 9,062 15 1
   Total average assets .. ..£1,597,858 10 10

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, £800,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1887.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.