July 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1111

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 30th June, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 109,298 4 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,573 9 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,124 7 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 851,588 1 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 726,509 7 3
Total average liabilities ..£1,202,093 9 10

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 259,325 3 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 18,943 13 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,042 4 3
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,348 7 9
Landed property .. .. .. 90,106 19 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 281,601 15 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,214,069 15 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,366 15 9
   Total average assets .. ..£1,880,804 14 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1892, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. for half-year ending 30th September, 1891.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at 31st March, 1891 (date of last published balance-sheet), £13,695 13s. 3d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 13th day of July, 1892.

J. STEPHENS, pro General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 128,133 2 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,152 7 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,318 16 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 428,400 3 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,196,915 5 9
Total average liabilities ..£1,758,919 14 11

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 173,848 6 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 39,849 1 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,448 4 8
Balances due from other Banks .. 70,634 7 10
Landed property .. .. .. 104,398 16 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 432,072 10 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. 100,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,767,939 18 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 28,626 12 3
   Total average assets .. ..£2,720,817 17 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1892, £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, £72,716 9s. 10d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 8th day of July, 1892.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
H. ADAM, Accountant.

Hokitika Savings-bank Balance-sheet for 1891.

RECEIPTS and Payments of the Hokitika Savings-bank for the Year ending 31st December, 1891.

RECEIPTS.

£ s. d.
Cash in hand, 31st December, 1890 .. 2,974 7 10
Amount lodged by depositors .. .. 3,495 16 2
Interest credited during year .. .. 16 18 6
Interest credited, 31st December, 1891 .. 484 12 6
Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 877 11 3
Interest on deposits with Union Bank of Australia (Limited) .. .. .. 126 17 11
Mortgages repaid .. .. .. 2,220 15 5
£10,196 19 7

PAYMENTS.

£ s. d.
Repaid depositors .. .. .. 4,174 11 3
Interest credited depositors .. .. 501 11 0
Charges .. .. .. 186 10 9
Invested on mortgage .. .. 2,993 7 3
Cash balance, namely,—
In Union Bank of Australia (Limited), on fixed deposits .. .. .. 2,200 0 0
In Union Bank of Australia (Limited), on open account .. .. .. 140 19 4
£10,196 19 7

Wm. DUNCAN, Manager.

Audited and found correct. R. W. WADE, Auditor.

We certify that we have examined the above statement of receipts and payments of the Hokitika Savings-bank, and that, to the best of our belief, it contains a true and correct statement of the transactions of the bank during the year, and that the balance of cash in hand, deposited with the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), amounts to £2,340 19s. 4d.

Jas. A. BONAR, Vice-President.
D. MACFARLANE,
H. L. ROBINSON,
JAMES CHESNEY,
} Trustees.

ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Hokitika Savings-bank on the 31st December, 1891.

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Amount invested on mortgage .. .. 11,403 5 1
Bank premises and furniture .. .. 100 8 6
Cash balance, namely,—
In Union Bank of Australia (Limited), on fixed deposits .. .. .. 2,200 0 0
In Union Bank of Australia (Limited), on open account .. .. .. 140 19 4
£13,844 12 11
To balance .. .. .. .. £2,875 9 4

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Amount due depositors .. .. .. 10,969 3 7
Balance .. .. .. .. 2,875 9 4
£13,844 12 11

Number of accounts, 496.
Wm. DUNCAN, Manager.

Audited and found correct. R. W. WADE, Auditor.

We certify that, to the best of our belief, the above is a true and correct statement of the assets and liabilities of the Hokitika Savings-bank as at the 31st December, 1891.

Jas. A. BONAR, Vice-President.
D. MACFARLANE,
H. L. ROBINSON,
JAMES CHESNEY,
} Trustees.