Oct. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1437

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 430,520 13 11
Bills in circulation ... 17,422 12 5
Balances due to other Banks ... 6,836 5 3
Government deposits ... 371,882 19 9
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 1,753,750 8 4
Bearing interest ... 2,717,917 16 8

Total average liabilities ... £5,298,330 16 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 573,739 10 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 62,583 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 27,571 13 3
Balances due from other Banks ... 1,083 8 0
Landed property ... 101,022 17 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 687,843 17 7
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 3,135,687 19 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 2,060,844 8 10

Total average assets ... £6,650,376 14 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1892, £900,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £22,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £75,830 18s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of October, 1892.

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 September, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 100,640 6 1
Bills in circulation ... 540 9 5
Balances due to other Banks ... 6,116 19 6
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 415,013 19 11
Bearing interest ... 1,885,307 3 2

Total average liabilities ... £2,407,618 18 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 411,869 6 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 13,007 0 10
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 2,071 15 4
Balances due from other Banks ... 27,677 3 9
Landed property ... 93,859 11 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 291,816 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,548,392 3 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 55,375 15 5

Total average assets ... £2,444,069 5 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1892, £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, £990,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 7th day of October, 1892.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, 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, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 102,249 4 9
Bills in circulation ... 14,261 10 4
Balances due to other Banks ... 101 7 8
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 519,282 5 1
Bearing interest ... 2,153,633 3 11

Total average liabilities ... £2,789,527 11 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 714,604 12 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 3,133 8 9
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 1,751 18 0
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... 78,572 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 454,951 4 2
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,135,230 3 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 55,553 17 2

Total average assets ... £2,443,797 19 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1892, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £90,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,101,056 0s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 30th day of September, 1892.

G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
A. LONGDEN, 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 July to the 30th September, 1892.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 66,834 15 5
Bills in circulation ... 9,335 6 3
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 319,603 19 11
Bearing interest ... 917,597 1 9

Total average liabilities ... £1,313,371 3 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 231,430 6 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 1,912 9 8
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... 61,028 19 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 259,827 18 5
2. Colonial Government securities ...
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,037,904 8 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 1,844 6 4

Total average assets ... £1,593,948 8 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £800,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 1892.

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