July 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 819

AGGREGATE Statement of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, at all Branches within the Colony, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1888.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 101,669 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,452 6 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,462 2 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 368,265 1 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 673,499 12 2

Total average liabilities .. £1,152,348 19 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 164,861 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 12,150 4 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,677 14 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 61,485 1 1
Landed property .. .. .. 92,621 19 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 402,678 7 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. 288,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,231,506 4 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 27,485 15 3

Total average assets .. .. £2,283,466 12 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1888, £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, £67,126 10s. 2d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 4th day of July, 1888.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
L. P. FRASER, pro Accountant.

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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, 1888.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 98,753 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,385 3 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,049 5 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 308,997 7 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 547,660 13 6

Total average liabilities .. £971,845 14 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 160,333 5 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 12,977 10 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,167 12 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 24,588 14 5
Landed property .. .. .. 87,140 11 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 298,453 5 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 100,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,073,826 15 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,842 6 1

Total average assets .. .. £1,772,330 0 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1888, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. for half-year ending 30th September, 1887.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at 31st March, 1887 (date of last balance-sheet), £10,537 9s. 3d.
Dated at Dunedin, this 11th day of July, 1888.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager.

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Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month from the date of the gazetting of this notice.
ROBERT BROWN JENKINSON.—2 roods, being Section 16, Block LXXI., and Section 19, Block LXIII., Town of Invercargill. Occupied by Duncan Campbell. Nos. 2343 and 2344.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 14th day of July, 1888, at the Lands Registry Office, Invercargill.

F. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 27th day of August, 1888.
1872. JAMES CUNDY, JOHN GILLESPIE, and BENJAMIN CHARLES BARBER.—Section 970, City of Wellington (Adelaide Road). Unoccupied.
1906. ANN HUTCHISON TAYLOR, EDWARD BROUGHTON, and DAVID BLYTH.—Part of Section 366, Town of Wanganui (Victoria Avenue). In occupation of Richard Tingey and Edward Tingey.
1916. JOHN JULIAN.—Section 881, City of Wellington (Mansfield Street). Unoccupied.
Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 25th day of July, 1888, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington.

THOS. HALL,
Deputy District Land Registrar.

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Mining Notices.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: The Welcome Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 24th April, 1875; 20th August, 1875.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Reef ton; Patrick Brennan.
Nominal capital: £15,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £15,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £3,750.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same: Nil.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 15,000.
Number of shares allotted: 15,000.
Amount paid up per share: 5s.
Amount called up per share: 5s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear: Nil.
Number of shares forfeited: Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 15.
Total amount of dividends declared: £110,250.
Total amount of dividends paid: £110,250.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash at bankers: Nil.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to the company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of the company: £5,620 11s. 10d.

I, Patrick Brennan, of Reef ton, the Manager of the Welcome Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

PATRICK BRENNAN,
Manager.

Declared at Reef ton, this 13th day of July, 1888, before me—John B. Beeche, J.P.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: The Progress Gold-mining Company (Limited).