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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

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 December, 1886.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 92,383 11 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 769 18 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,356 11 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 259,259 16 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 919,760 8 6
Total average liabilities £1,273,530 7 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
460,559 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 16,189 14 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,516 12 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,177 18 10
Landed property .. .. .. 97,854 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 246,315 17 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. 27,550 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,451,901 8 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 60,157 3 4
   Total average assets .. £2,372,222 11 7

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 17th day of January, 1887.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. J. HOGG, 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 October to the 31st December, 1886.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 59,958 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,895 8 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 256,093 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 670,040 16 10
Total average liabilities .. £992,988 5 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
211,918 6 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,006 3 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,196 13 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 550,250 4 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 902,615 3 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,812 3 1
   Total average assets .. £1,729,798 14 0

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 17th day of January, 1887.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, 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 31st December, 1886.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,246 4 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,237 10 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 11,677 13 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 234,557 6 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 509,157 8 6
Total average liabilities £852,876 4 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
239,971 2 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 17,482 2 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,805 9 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 3,947 12 6
Landed property .. .. .. 83,525 9 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 425,755 17 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,031,624 16 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 10,983 13 3
   Total average assets .. £1,817,096 3 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1886, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. 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 31st day of December, 1886.

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 December, 1886.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 100,623 1 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,543 11 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 8,472 14 10
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 301,210 16 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 682,052 1 11
Total average liabilities ..£1,094,902 5 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
190,677 9 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 9,273 6 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,907 14 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 44,824 8 7
Landed property .. .. .. 89,983 13 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 600,994 15 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,089,013 15 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 27,441 13 3
   Total average assets .. £2,055,116 17 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 7th day of January, 1887.

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