MAY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 453

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 31st March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 421,051 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,740 6 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 9,105 15 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 491,809 10 11
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,438,390 19 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,303,215 15 7

Total average liabilities ..£4,686,314 7 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 506,548 5 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 50,927 14 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 25,986 10 4
Balances due from other Banks .. 21,674 15 8
Landed property .. .. .. 89,482 1 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 811,449 5 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,137,442 2 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 212,320 2 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£6,855,830 16 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1890, £1,125,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £39,375.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £96,347 17s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1890.
P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.

AGGREGATE 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 31st March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,791 18 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,375 15 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 79 3 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 659,494 3 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,942,513 18 9

Total average liabilities ..£2,735,254 19 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 713,157 18 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 3,884 12 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,812 18 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,380 16 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 576,759 13 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,137,596 0 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 59,833 17 3

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,571,425 18 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1890, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,121,787 19s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of April, 1890.
DAVID S. MELVILLE, Manager.
W. H. TYLEE, 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 31st March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 100,500 5 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 763 5 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,872 11 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 401,883 19 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,428,408 18 7

Total average liabilities ..£1,934,428 19 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 487,633 7 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 12,411 3 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,813 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 33,790 18 1
Landed property .. .. .. 94,443 7 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 258,704 7 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,545,611 0 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,559 16 10

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,491,967 7 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1890, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 17½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, including bonus, £109,375.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £940,000.
Dated at Christchurch, this 16th day of April, 1890.
GILBERT KING, Assistant 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 1st January to the 31st March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 64,735 15 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,505 9 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,173 7 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 314,419 11 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 744,925 4 5

Total average liabilities ..£1,137,759 9 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 178,539 6 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,060 15 8
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,446 9 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 265,851 0 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 893,845 19 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,994 13 10

Total average assets .. .. ..£1,402,738 5 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £814,600.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1890.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.