April 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 569

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
31st March, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 99,370 7 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,441 8 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,282 13 10
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 258,584 14 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 536,115 11 11
Total average liabilities .. £911,794 16 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 253,742 14 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 15,289 14 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,223 4 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 8,416 9 0
Landed property .. .. .. 83,925 13 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 374,777 0 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,023,419 0 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,131 15 11
   Total average assets .. ..£1,773,925 12 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1887, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per
cent. for half-year ended 30th September, 1886.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the 31st March, 1886,
£8,641 16s. 5d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 31st day of March, 1887.

W. DYMOCk, General Manager

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, at all
branches, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 101,367 17 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,520 8 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,062 13 8
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 318,301 8 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 694,769 8 0
Total average liabilities .. £1,121,021 16 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 245,171 2 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 8,905 2 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,494 3 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 43,769 3 2
Landed property .. .. .. 90,139 15 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 533,078 5 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,089,368 18 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 27,199 17 9
   Total average assets .. ..£2,040,126 8 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1887, £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, £66,642 7s. 2d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 12th day of April, 1887.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
W. WATSON, Branch Inspector.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

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 on or before the 28th day of
May, 1887.
1766. MARGARET THERESA BELL.—Lot 10 of sub-
division of Section 294, City of Wellington (Moir Street, off
Brougham Street). In occupation of Applicant.
1774. THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE, in estate of THOMAS
WATERS, deceased.—Sections 235, 236, 237, and 238, Town
of Wanganui. Unoccupied.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 27th day of April, 1887, at the Lands Registry
Office, Wellington.

GEO. B. DAVY,
District Land Registrar.

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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 calendar month after
the date of the Gazette containing this notice.
5879. JAMES CLARKE.—3 roods 36 perches (3r. 8p.,
Or. 21p., Or. 7p.), parts Rural Section 320, Borough of
Kaiapoi. Occupied by William Clark, William Fergie,
— Ellen, — Tewers, and Applicant.
6046. ROBERT GEORGE NAISH.—2 roods, part Rural
Section 41, Block XL., Christchurch Survey District.
Occupied by Hands Holm and Alfred Bainton.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 22nd day of April, 1887, 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 pro-
visions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be
lodged forbidding the same in each case on or before the 31st
day of May next.
SUSAN WATERTON.—Parts of Allotments 8 and of
the Parish of Wairoa, containing 108 acres. In Applicant's
occupation. 2631.
JOHN NEWLAND and CHARLES NEWLAND.—Part
of Allotment 14 of the Parish of Pakuranga, containing
96 acres and 27 perches. In occupation of the family of
Ambrose Trust, deceased. 2632.
ROBERT BENT.—Allotments 159, 183, 215, 216, and
parts of Allotment 189 of the Parish of Waipipi, and Allot-
ment 17 and part of Allotment 18, Waipipi Block, West
Waikuku, containing 705 acres 2 roods 3 perches. In Appli-
cant's occupation. 2633.
EDWARD SKELTON.—Lots 31, 32, and 33 of the sub-
division of part of Allotment 19 of Section 8 of the Suburbs
of Auckland. In Applicant's occupation. 2637.
RICHARD LAISHLEY.—Waihirere Block No. 327N,
containing 98 acres, situated at Wangara, in the District of
Whangarei. Unoccupied. 2640.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 25th day of April, 1887, at the Lands Registry
Office, Auckland.

J. J. DIXON,
Assistant Land Registrar.

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Mining Notices.

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register
the Fraternal Gold-mining Company as a Limited
Company, under the provisions of “The Mining Companies
Act, 1886.”

1. The name of the company is to be the Fraternal Gold-
   mining Company (Limited).
2. The place of operations is at Black's Point.
3. The registered office of the company will be situated at
   Reefton.
4. The nominal capital of the company is twelve thousand
   pounds, in twenty-four thousand shares of ten shillings
   each.
5. The number of shares subscribed for is twenty-four
   thousand, being the whole of the shares of the company.
6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.
7. The amount already paid up is nil.
8. The name of the Manager is Ernest Octavius Nash.
9. The names, addresses, and occupations of the share-
   holders, and the number of shares held by each at this date,
   are as follow:—