New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 23

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✨ Financial Statements and Meteorological Observations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

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 March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 106,321 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,064 4 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 11,293 5 8
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 349,968 11 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 815,386 13 0

Total average liabilities .. £1,287,034 10 11

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 169,913 19 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 18,523 7 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,088 3 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 22,387 7 8
Landed property .. .. 88,458 5 10
Amount of all other securities—

Notes and bills discounted .. .. 352,562 12 3
Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
Other funded securities .. .. ..
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,226,788 9 11
Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,259 9 0

Total average assets .. £1,893,981 16 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1890, £250,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. for half-year ended 30th September, 1889.

Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.

Amount of the reserved profits at 31st March, 1889 (date of last published balance-sheet), £11,386 8s. 8d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 14th day of April, 1890.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,023 13 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,078 10 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,153 9 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 398,221 14 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 931,009 1 5

Total average liabilities .. £1,450,486 8 5

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 238,908 19 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 21,923 14 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,408 4 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 64,669 17 5
Landed property .. .. 99,629 8 2
Amount of all other securities—

Notes and bills discounted .. .. 366,598 2 2
Colonial Government securities .. .. 100,641 0 6
Other funded securities .. .. ..
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,435,919 8 7
Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 28,298 1 9

Total average assets .. £2,359,996 16 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1890, £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, £67,863 7s. 6d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 15th day of April, 1890.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.

H. ADAM, Accountant.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of March, 1890. Altitude above the sea, 140 feet. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

Date.	Barometer reduced, in inches.	From self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
		Max. Temp. in shade.	Min. Temp. in shade.	Mean Temp. in shade.	Solar Radiation.	Terrestrial Radiation.	Rainfall, in inches.	Veloc. Wind, in Miles.	Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10.

MARCH, 1890.

1 | 30·259 | 73·0 | 54·8 | 63·9 | 129 | 40 | .. | 130 | 2 | N.W.
2 | 30·165 | 76·8 | 55·4 | 66·1 | 129 | 42 | .. | 150 | 2 | S.E.
3 | 30·298 | 74·8 | 53·4 | 64·1 | 127 | 47 | ·170 | 210 | 6 | S.E.
4 | 30·511 | 62·0 | 53·0 | 57·5 | 119 | 45 | ·050 | 195 | 3 | S.E.
5 | 30·606 | 65·2 | 48·5 | 56·8 | 122 | 35 | .. | 130 | 1 | S.E.
6 | 30·511 | 72·5 | 45·0 | 58·7 | 119 | 34 | .. | 120 | 2 | Calm
7 | 30·354 | 71·2 | 50·9 | 61·0 | 124 | 35 | .. | 115 | 3 | N.W.
8 | 30·152 | 69·0 | 58·1 | 63·5 | 128 | 50 | .. | 265 | 6 | N.W.
9 | 30·218 | 71·0 | 53·0 | 62·0 | 125 | 44 | ·020 | 230 | 5 | S.E.
10 | 30·274 | 65·8 | 47·1 | 56·4 | 120 | 36 | .. | 110 | 2 | N.W.
11 | 30·359 | 67·3 | 52·4 | 59·8 | 123 | 40 | .. | 143 | 5 | S.E.
12 | 30·157 | 67·3 | 51·7 | 59·5 | 126 | 40 | .. | 162 | 6 | N.W.
13 | 29·806 | 65·0 | 59·0 | 62·0 | 112 | 47 | .. | 585 | 6 | N.W.
14 | 30·165 | 65·3 | 55·0 | 60·1 | 90 | 48 | ·220 | 405 | 7 | S.E.
15 | 30·263 | 60·0 | 44·5 | 52·2 | 110 | 34 | ·030 | 105 | 2 | N.
16 | 30·204 | 68·8 | 48·0 | 58·4 | 120 | 37 | .. | 110 | 2 | N.W.
17 | 30·008 | 68·5 | 58·3 | 63·4 | 120 | 51 | .. | 395 | 6 | N.W.
18 | 30·197 | 64·5 | 53·5 | 59·0 | 119 | 42 | .. | 300 | 4 | Calm
19 | 30·285 | 73·0 | 59·0 | 66·0 | 126 | 46 | .. | 200 | 5 | N.
20 | 30·283 | 70·0 | 56·0 | 63·0 | 118 | 40 | .. | 200 | 2 | N.
21 | 30·098 | 74·0 | 60·0 | 67·0 | 139 | 48 | .. | 105 | 7 | N.
22 | 29·828 | 70·0 | 60·0 | 65·0 | 113 | 53 | ·800 | 295 | 7 | N.W.
23 | 29·742 | 70·5 | 60·0 | 65·2 | 118 | 44 | ·120 | 310 | 5 | N.W.
24 | 29·966 | 72·0 | 47·5 | 59·7 | 121 | 36 | ·080 | 250 | 5 | S.E.
25 | 30·403 | 66·5 | 45·0 | 55·7 | 120 | 35 | ·110 | 270 | 4 | S.E.
26 | 30·460 | 60·0 | 50·5 | 55·2 | 118 | 39 | .. | 130 | 3 | S.
27 | 30·168 | 62·0 | 43·5 | 52·7 | 120 | 38 | .. | 100 | 3 | N.W.
28 | 29·559 | 65·0 | 55·0 | 60·0 | 125 | 48 | ·380 | 360 | 7 | N.W.
29 | 29·659 | 64·0 | 52·0 | 58·0 | 110 | 49 | ·020 | 300 | 5 | N.W.
30 | 29·791 | 64·0 | 43·0 | 53·5 | 110 | 39 | ·220 | 200 | 4 | N.W.
31 | 30·263 | 70·3 | 51·0 | 60·6 | 131 | 45 | ·010 | 100 | 3 | S.E.

| 30·161 | 68·0 | 52·4 | 60·2 | 120·3 | 42·1 | 2·230 | 215 | 4·2 | ..

| 30·013 | .. | .. | 62·1 | .. | .. | 2·819
| 10 dys | .. | .. | ..

Means. + Same month previous years.

REMARKS.

March.—Early part of month generally fine, with occasional showers; strong N.W. wind on 12th, 13th, 16th, and 17th; latter part showery; the maximum rainfall recorded on 22nd, ·80in.; strong N.W. wind on 27th and 28th; prevailing N.W. and S.E. winds. Maximum temperature in shade, 76·8; minimum, 43·5. Mean temperature of dew-point, 50·1; mean humidity, 69. Earthquake on 7th, at 5.30 p.m., rather long movement.

R. B. GORE,
Observer.

Crown Lands Notices.

Crown Lands for Sale, Wellington Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1890.

It is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885,” that the under-mentioned sections will be put up for sale by auction, for cash, at this office, on Thursday, the 29th May, 1890, at 3 o’clock p.m., at the upset prices noted opposite each section.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days, or the deposit will be forfeited.

There are no limitations or restrictions incumbent upon purchasers of cash lands at auction.

Plans and particulars can be obtained at this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1890, No 23

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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💰 National Bank of New Zealand Financial Statement

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated14 April 1890
KeywordsNational Bank, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Statement, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Dymock, General Manager

💰 Colonial Bank of New Zealand Financial Statement

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated15 April 1890
KeywordsColonial Bank, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Statement, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

H. Mackenzie, General Manager
H. Adam, Accountant

🏥 Meteorological Observations for March 1890

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsMeteorology, Wellington, March 1890, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind
👩‍💼 Officials

R. B. Gore, Observer

🗺️ Crown Lands for Sale in Wellington Land District

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated31 March 1890
KeywordsCrown Lands, Auction, Wellington, Land Sale, Land Act 1885
👩‍💼 Officials

J. W. A. Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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