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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, for the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1888.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 431,796 9 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,566 7 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,694 5 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 649,520 5 6
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,477,102 5 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,534,988 14 6
Total average liabilities ..£5,117,668 8 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 708,670 12 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 45,284 17 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 25,685 16 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 4,030 12 3
Landed property .. .. .. 89,466 19 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,241,061 11 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. 9,500 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,155,232 10 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 210,344 10 9
   Total average assets .. .. ..£8,489,277 11 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1888, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £35,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £560,861 8s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1888.
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 June, 1888.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,938 7 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,250 18 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 368 13 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 563,536 17 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,647,766 15 1
Total average liabilities ..£2,331,861 11 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 621,905 16 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 9,174 5 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,112 16 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 24 6 2
Landed property .. .. .. 115,425 10 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 629,736 10 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,150,139 18 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 61,435 7 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,589,954 11 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1888, £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, £1,079,928 17s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of July, 1888.
DAVID S. MELVILLE, Manager.
W. H. TYLEE, 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 30th June, 1888.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 97,078 0 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 886 13 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,729 2 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 327,653 5 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,145,348 0 6
Total average liabilities ..£1,572,695 1 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 394,043 9 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 16,033 5 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,118 7 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 31,390 0 5
Landed property .. .. .. 97,747 0 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 269,209 6 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,604,314 7 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 53,787 16 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,467,643 14 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 17½ per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, including bonus, £109,375.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend and bonus, £910,000.
Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of July, 1888.
W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
W. R. SIME, 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 31st March to the 30th June, 1888.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 55,162 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,886 15 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,000 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 289,046 10 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 653,430 11 8
Total average liabilities ..£1,009,526 3 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 212,357 5 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,417 9 8
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,929 19 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 338,633 4 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 766,791 8 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,522 7 2
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,382,651 14 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £96,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £800,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of July, 1888.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
GEO. F. PEARCE, pro Accountant.