MAY 3.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 449

Auction Sale of Crown Lands, Auckland.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th April, 1889.

IT is hereby notified that the lands contained in the Sche-
dule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction
at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, the
15th day of May next, at 11 a.m.

A. F. F. ETHERIDGE,
(For Commissioner of Crown Lauds.)

SCHEDULE.

WAIKATO COUNTY.

Description of Land: Sections 14 and 14B are flat alluvial
land near Huntly; 23A, flat land, good soil, liable to be flooded
by Waikato River; 28, about half fern hills, remainder
swamp; the two last-named lots are between Ohinewai and
Huntly; 30 to 473 inclusive, open and swamp land, poor soil,
near Ohinewai Lake. Coal is supposed to underlie all this
country.

Whangamarino Parish.

| 435A | 103 2 0 | 25 17 6 |
| 436 | 168 0 20 | 42 2 6 |

Description of Land: Section 435A, about 20 acres swamp
remainder a fern spur, soil very poor; 436, near Ohinewai,
supposed to have coal underlying.

Terms: One-fifth cash; balance, together with £1 Crown-
grant fee, within thirty days.

Lands open for Sale or Selection, Canterbury Land Dis-
trict.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 25th March, 1889.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale
or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of "The Land
Act Amendment Act, 1887," either for cash, on deferred
payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector,
on or after Wednesday, the 29th May, 1889:-

FIRST-CLASS LAND, ASHBURTON COUNTY.

Reserve 2165, known as the Police Reserve, Seafield:
Lot 1, 373 acres 3 roods 38 perches; Lot 2, 595 acres and 14
perches; Lot 3, 311 acres 2 roods. Cash price per acre, £4;
deferred-payment price, £5; perpetual-lease rent per acre,
4s. Light plain land, about three and a half miles west
of Kyle Post Office.

Plans and particulars may be seen at the Land Office,
Christchurch.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securitics-

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)..
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

Total average assets ..£7,136,070 5 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 25th March, 1889, £1,124,824.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £24,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £58,468 10s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1889.

ALFRED SMITH,
pro Manager, Wellington.

S TATEMENT of the aggregate amount of the average
Liabilities and Assets of the Branches of the Union
Bank of Australia, Limited, at the Branches in the Colony
of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest
Total average liabilities ..£2,498,522 17 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads

Total average assets ..£2,651,562 2 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1889, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per
cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £90,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,092,004 1s. 11d.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1889.

DAVID S. MELVILLE, Manager.
W. H. TYLEE, Accountant.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony
of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 25th March,
1889.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest
Total average liabilities ..£4,724,599 4 1

S TATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New
Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest
Total average liabilities £1,806,530 13 11