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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

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 March, 1891.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 415,314 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 25,405 1 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,535 9 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 538,382 16 10
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,525,959 10 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,153,123 14 7
Total average liabilities ..£4,665,720 19 7

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 678,624 4 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 90,550 18 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 28,076 5 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 9,612 3 11
Landed property .. .. .. 89,587 3 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 682,479 12 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,214,996 15 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,778,393 11 1
   Total average assets .. ..£6,572,320 14 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th March, 1891, £900,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, nil.
Amount of the last dividend declared, nil.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £33,290 11s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1891.
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 31st March, 1891.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 102,657 14 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 824 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,058 8 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 434,058 1 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,629,429 6 9
Total average liabilities ..£2,172,027 16 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 383,311 11 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 27,422 17 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,691 19 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 33,220 18 10
Landed property .. .. .. 95,161 12 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 244,136 10 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,436,936 2 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 48,376 19 7
   Total average assets .. ..£2,271,258 12 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1891, £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, £960,000.
Dated at Christchurch, this 11th day of April, 1891.
GILBERT KING, Acting Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, 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 31st March, 1891.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,742 16 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,909 15 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 94 7 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 621,059 8 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,010,148 14 1
Total average liabilities ..£2,756,955 1 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 565,228 14 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,032 10 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,965 17 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,465 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 505,067 3 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,137,157 18 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 66,078 4 10
   Total average assets .. ..£2,357,996 4 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1891, £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, £1,121,155 6s.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of April, 1891.
T. YUILLE WARDROP, Acting Manager.
E. R. BODDINGTON, Acting 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, 1891.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 67,242 19 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,019 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 341,686 19 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 816,970 9 10
Total average liabilities ..£1,236,919 11 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 237,544 19 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,795 12 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 2,307 14 2
Landed property .. .. .. 60,689 16 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 234,395 12 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 890,733 7 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,712 5½11
   Total average assets .. ..£1,430,179 8 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, £815,090.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1891.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.