JULY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 861

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 30th June, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 417,474 9 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 25,161 2 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,559 12 10
Government deposits .. .. .. 408,864 2 6
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,411,786 19 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,254,792 18 6

Total average liabilities ..£4,523,639 4 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 483,885 4 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 47,873 14 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 27,938 0 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 12,547 0 3
Landed property .. .. .. 89,483 14 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 794,198 14 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,180,924 18 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 211,714 12 7

Total average assets .. .. ..£6,848,565 18 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1890, £1,125,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £39,875.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £96,347 17s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of July, 1890.

P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 98,260 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,970 15 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,449 6 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 434,691 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,499,979 4 8

Total average liabilities £2,040,351 5 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 543,641 2 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 17,327 12 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,579 12 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 31,701 15 9
Landed property .. .. .. 94,414 10 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 247,685 8 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,542,566 10 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 64,618 10 6

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,544,535 3 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £950,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of July, 1890.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
W. R. SIME, Inspector’s Accountant.

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 30th June, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 120,854 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,411 15 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 127 9 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 682,243 14 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,036,393 13 4

Total average liabilities ..£2,852,031 0 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 633,805 2 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 8,620 18 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,357 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,380 16 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 583,084 5 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,135,136 10 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 76,447 4 10

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,517,832 4 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 16th day of July, 1890.

DAVID S. MELVILLE, Manager.
W. H. TYLEE, 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 April to the 30th June, 1890.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 64,003 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,520 5 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 402 5 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 324,091 16 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 774,452 10 3

Total average liabilities ..£1,171,470 14 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 225,723 15 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,599 2 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,269 4 7
Landed property .. .. .. 60,340 3 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 247,388 11 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 860,746 14 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,936 5 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£1,399,003 17 2

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 July, 1890.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.