Aug. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1051

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 June, 1887.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,313 17 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 813 13 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,103 2 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 297,617 10 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,010,919 11 11
Total average liabilities £1,405,767 16 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 469,174 3 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 14,427 5 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,261 16 11
Balances due from other Banks .. 23,663 7 4
Landed property .. .. .. 98,479 5 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 240,619 7 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 2,119 4 7
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,432,249 11 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 49,452 19 1
   Total average assets .. ..£2,331,446 1 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter, £1,240,960.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. and bonus 2½ per cent. = 17½ per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, including bonus, £105,980 5s. 6d.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £872,835.

Dated at Christchurch, this 18th day of July, 1887.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
A. C. BENNETT, 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 April to the 30th June, 1887.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 60,129 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,244 9 11
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 261,673 18 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 626,989 9 4
Total average liabilities .. £954,037 2 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 195,032 1 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,007 4 8
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,108 5 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 463,877 16 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 816,086 15 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,554 6 5
   Total average assets .. ..£1,538,666 9 8

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 9th day of July, 1887.

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

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, at all branches, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1887.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 101,257 17 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,890 3 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 571 10 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 342,793 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 674,419 13 7
Total average liabilities .. £1,126,932 17 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 239,663 10 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,020 9 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,180 11 3
Balances due from other Banks .. 47,768 13 2
Landed property .. .. .. 91,057 15 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 477,297 6 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,127,947 5 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 27,047 8 4
   Total average assets .. ..£2,019,982 19 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 1887.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
G. W. GREENWOOD, pro Accountant.

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 June, 1887.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 100,237 4 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,198 11 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,421 0 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 291,832 1 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 543,069 1 9
Total average liabilities .. £950,757 19 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 272,518 8 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,251 9 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,921 13 11
Balances due from other Banks .. 34,320 4 10
Landed property .. .. .. 84,377 14 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 346,266 4 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,003,325 3 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,523 11 8
   Total average assets .. ..£1,771,504 11 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1887, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
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 30th day of June, 1887.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager