JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1167

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony,
during the Quarter ended 26th June, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 487,930 18 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,470 2 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,449 12 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 469,024 13 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,006,631 19 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,069,020 8 6
Total average liabilities ..£6,068,527 15 8

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 593,412 13 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 56,778 12 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 25,054 18 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 885 16 10
Landed property .. .. .. 101,588 4 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 715,069 0 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,542,183 5 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,061,766 4 7
   Total average assets .. ..£7,096,738 16 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 26th June, 1893, £900,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per
cent. per annum.
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 26th day of June, 1893.
P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.

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 June, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 114,767 0 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,731 0 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 49 4 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 623,679 12 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,178,068 8 5
Total average liabilities ..£2,926,235 6 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 648,957 11 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,962 16 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,875 1 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,032 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 384,896 6 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,238,134 13 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 62,966 16 0
   Total average assets .. ..£2,418,826 0 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1893, £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, £1,095,708 1s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of July, 1893.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
A. LONGDEN, Inspector's Accountant.

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 June, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 103,610 19 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 800 14 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,956 18 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 492,435 1 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,845,729 2 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,450,532 16 7

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 467,072 13 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 17,858 16 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,926 12 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 12,853 7 3
Landed property .. .. .. 93,199 19 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 311,470 9 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,626,177 6 1
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 57,830 10 10
   Total average assets .. ..£2,589,389 15 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1893, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £93,750.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£1,010,000.
Dated at Christchurch, this 10th day of July, 1893.
GILBERT KING, Acting Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, 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 April
to the 30th June, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 72,065 6 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,490 9 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 361,196 17 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 885,536 0 6
Total average liabilities ..£1,327,288 13 9

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 395,002 4 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,803 13 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,172 3 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 246,195 17 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,047,872 1 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,597 1 3
   Total average assets .. ..£1,754,643 1 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £80,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £809,986 16s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of July, 1893.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.