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 December, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 100,728 2 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 499 16 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,359 7 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 408,353 19 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,731,317 10 10

Total average liabilities £2,247,258 16 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 389,956 19 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 20,538 6 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,367 15 4
Balances due from other Banks .. 35,949 7 4
Landed property .. .. .. 95,841 19 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 258,684 13 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,476,894 13 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 60,360 3 4

Total average assets .. .. £2,340,593 18 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £980,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of January, 1892.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.

R. CHAPMAN, Inspector’s Accountant.

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 31st December, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,615 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,177 3 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 17,357 9 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 319,166 14 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 800,112 17 0

Total average liabilities .. £1,251,429 12 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 186,076 13 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 20,457 3 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,758 10 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 5,980 7 1
Landed property .. .. .. 90,392 0 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 308,254 7 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,319,661 11 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,306 2 0

Total average assets .. .. £1,945,886 15 5

Amount of the capital stock paid and called up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1891, £250,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 2½ per cent. for half-year ending 30th September, 1890.

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 15th day of January, 1892.

W. DYMOCK, General Manager

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 October to the 31st December, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 68,661 19 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,854 12 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,153 16 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 323,426 0 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 869,651 5 11

Total average liabilities .. £1,271,747 15 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 270,541 14 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,591 10 0
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,615 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 221,418 4 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 990,184 8 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,828 2 4

Total average assets .. .. £1,547,179 15 5

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 20th day of January, 1892.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.

J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1891.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 121,634 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,807 10 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,972 19 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 359,551 16 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,117,345 12 11

Total average liabilities .. £1,608,312 5 3

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 195,409 6 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 25,328 0 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,274 8 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 84,850 7 2
Landed property .. .. .. 103,716 11 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 379,543 0 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 100,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,656,242 2 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 28,916 13 4

Total average assets .. .. £2,577,280 9 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1891, £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, £71,230 3s. 8d.

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

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.

H. ADAM, Accountant.