Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1185

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 September, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 413,926 3 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,172 5 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,268 2 7
Government deposits .. .. .. 487,276 3 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,512,431 8 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,259,207 0 2

Total average liabilities ..£4,698,281 4 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 536,717 10 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 52,165 18 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 26,106 8 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,806 9 0
Landed property .. .. .. 90,797 4 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 663,066 2 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,517,828 13 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,063,037 15 5

Total average assets .. .. ..£5,952,526 1 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1891, £900,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £21,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £59,522 1s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of October, 1891.

ALFRED SMITH, pro 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 September, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 99,897 2 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 537 9 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,473 2 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 452,628 14 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,666,201 10 1

Total average liabilities £2,225,737 19 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 377,648 1 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,927 10 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,112 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 43,695 10 8
Landed property .. .. .. 95,675 19 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 257,267 11 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,420,401 13 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 50,593 17 6

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,262,322 8 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £970,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of October, 1891.

W. G. RHIND, 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 30th September, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,036 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,849 1 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 123 3 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 586,184 11 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,985,451 6 1

Total average liabilities ..£2,691,644 9 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 628,206 8 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,295 6 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,879 16 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,065 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 510,506 6 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,140,615 10 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 55,257 10 9

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,418,826 14 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1891, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,121,008 5s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of October, 1891.

T. YUILLE WARDROP, Acting Manager.
E. R. BODDINGTON, 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 July to the 30th September, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 63,078 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,354 0 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,076 18 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 329,906 5 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 845,025 3 1

Total average liabilities ..£1,248,440 9 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 229,169 3 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,144 1 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,645 1 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 204,673 7 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 900,924 7 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,082 15 11

Total average assets .. .. ..£1,400,638 17 4

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, £814,500.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of October, 1891.

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