Jan. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 87

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 92,519 8 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 593 13 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,221 14 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 317,206 8 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,014,155 15 7

Total average liabilities £1,426,697 0 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 493,808 5 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 20,361 9 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,257 7 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 32,820 1 6
Landed property .. .. .. 99,410 6 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 270,890 11 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,553,362 9 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 62,430 13 2

Total average assets .. ..£2,534,341 5 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. and 2½ per cent. bonus.
Amount of last dividend declared, £109,375.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £900,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 11th day of January, 1888.

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 October to the 31st December, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 53,844 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,449 6 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 769 4 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 278,825 12 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 677,249 0 6

Total average liabilities ..£1,016,137 16 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 201,046 5 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,579 11 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,173 15 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 367,367 12 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 752,198 19 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 1,321 6 2

Total average assets .. ..£1,385,687 10 11

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 19th day of January, 1888.

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 31st December, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,170 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,582 8 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,835 1 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 389,642 1 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 696,490 5 6

Total average liabilities ..£1,186,720 3 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 176,842 4 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 7,799 19 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,255 15 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 71,005 0 7
Landed property .. .. .. 92,185 13 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 456,252 10 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 40,378 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,159,263 4 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 27,200 13 3

Total average assets .. ..£2,034,183 11 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £65,962 3s. 2d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 6th day of January, 1888.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
G. W. GREENWOOD, 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, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 94,205 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,418 4 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 7,686 7 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 306,602 1 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 583,815 18 9

Total average liabilities ..£995,727 17 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 254,804 14 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 12,437 18 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,522 2 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 25,897 18 6
Landed property .. .. .. 86,606 8 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 293,069 2 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,073,957 2 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 11,434 0 9

Total average assets .. ..£1,762,729 8 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1887, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum, for half-year ending 31st March, 1887.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £10,537 9s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 31st day of December, 1887.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager.