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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

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 December, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 418,425 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,282 7 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 6,338 6 5
Government deposits .. .. .. 476,447 11 9
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,320,840 10 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,442,910 7 8

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £4,684,244 18 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 495,542 5 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 53,715 0 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,608 14 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 16,635 12 6
Landed property .. .. .. 89,481 17 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 810,153 19 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 830 15 5
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,308,021 4 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 210,712 1 4

Total average assets .. .. .. £7,009,701 10 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1889, £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 January, 1890.
P. T. J. PARFITT, pro Manager.
ALFRED SMITH, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the aggregate 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 December, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 103,994 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,105 7 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 24 13 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 528,389 11 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,805,651 18 2

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,453,165 11 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 659,399 19 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 5,015 2 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,489 18 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 77,057 5 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 627,462 16 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,184,544 10 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 61,284 6 2

Total average assets .. .. .. £2,617,253 18 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1889, £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, £1,115,681 10s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1890.
DAVID S. MELVILLE, Manager.
E. R. BODDINGTON, pro 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 December, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 92,797 7 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 631 16 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,842 2 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 336,883 1 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,343,383 13 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,778,538 0 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 378,735 10 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,501 15 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,931 9 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 30,243 8 10
Landed property .. .. .. 94,675 12 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 269,301 0 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,591,164 1 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 56,849 8 3

Total average assets .. .. .. £2,443,402 6 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1889, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 17½ per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, including bonus, £109,375.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £940,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 15th day of January, 1890.
W. G. RHIND, 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 October to the 31st December, 1889.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 59,948 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,956 0 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,224 1 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 280,309 17 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 711,417 9 4

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,064,856 7 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 238,379 9 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,539 11 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,627 1 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 291,470 12 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 869,545 10 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,253 19 1

Total average assets .. .. .. £1,463,866 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, £814,163.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January, 1890.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.