JAN. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 139

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1892.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 453,329 13 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,728 4 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,866 18 1
Government deposits .. .. .. 376,105 2 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,734,432 11 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,841,973 10 0
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Total average liabilities ..£5,435,435 19 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 624,728 12 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 63,914 15 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 22,659 3 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 865 8 7
Landed property .. .. .. 101,250 7 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 700,080 1 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,379,876 13 5

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,062,201 4 6
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£6,955,576 6 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 21st day of January, 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 31st December, 1892.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 103,878 1 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,811 12 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 108 3 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 506,800 7 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,126,964 9 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,749,562 14 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 615,764 5 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 6,327 14 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,110 18 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,572 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 393,238 13 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,240,413 17 8

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 72,964 17 10
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,409,393 3 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 20th day of January, 1893.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
A. LONGDEN, 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 31st December, 1892.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 104,625 10 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 538 19 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,718 18 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 404,306 19 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,908,466 14 1
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Total average liabilities ..£2,421,657 1 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 402,656 11 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,706 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,984 4 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 13,001 17 4
Landed property .. .. .. 93,623 9 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 288,009 7 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,637,293 19 1

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 69,911 13 7
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,523,187 15 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £1,000,000.
Dated at Christchurch, this 9th day of January, 1893.
W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, 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 October to the 31st December, 1892.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 69,333 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,042 18 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 312,311 6 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 904,937 9 3
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Total average liabilities ..£1,296,625 1 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 295,752 4 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,038 7 3
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,936 12 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 267,836 13 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,120,397 13 8

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,795 3 10
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,749,756 15 6

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 17th day of January, 1893.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.