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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

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 26th September, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 429,031 2 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,316 8 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,674 19 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 451,008 11 6
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,442,221 1 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,920,356 13 8
Total average liabilities .. £5,264,608 17 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 521,067 18 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 64,925 9 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 25,171 2 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,205 15 6
Landed property .. .. .. 89,254 13 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,425,722 0 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,166,785 13 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 209,865 4 7
   Total average assets .. .. £8,503,997 17 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th September, 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, £577,094 11s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 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 30th September, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 99,916 4 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,957 15 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 53 10 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 537,856 9 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,574,329 2 8
Total average liabilities .. £2,224,113 3 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 543,007 4 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,406 15 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,793 10 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 115,425 10 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 611,891 13 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,125,486 17 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 56,311 14 3
   Total average assets .. .. £2,459,323 4 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1887, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £90,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,084,827 16s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of October, 1887.

W. H. TYLEE, pro Manager.
H. NEWBOULD, pro 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 30th September, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 87,247 14 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 469 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,440 16 10
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 293,074 14 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,025,957 12 11
Total average liabilities £1,410,190 17 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 533,739 12 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 12,039 4 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 907 15 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 25,015 3 8
Landed property .. .. .. 98,662 19 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 268,459 17 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,478,040 16 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 46,923 17 11
   Total average assets .. .. £2,463,789 7 10

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.
Amount of last dividend declared, £105,980 5s.6d.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £872,835.
Dated at Christchurch, this 11th day of October, 1887.

GILBERT KING, Assistant 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 July to the 30th September, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 57,680 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,870 12 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 254,516 13 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 684,178 4 8
Total average liabilities .. £1,002,245 16 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 183,222 11 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,255 15 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,804 15 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 380,170 14 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 773,620 7 1
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,592 7 0
   Total average assets .. .. £1,401,666 11 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 13½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £108,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £800,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1887.

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