1546 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 80

S
TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony,
during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 451,692 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,630 6 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,484 19 3
Government deposits .. .. .. 526,566 3 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,902,638 2 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,011,912 11 9
Total average liabilities ..£5,918,925 2 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 593,399 6 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 48,265 10 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 22,537 14 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 485 9 9
Landed property .. .. .. 101,539 3 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 718,880 17 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad).. .. 3,557,085 6 1
   5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,063,807 6 3
   Total average assets .. ..£7,106,000 14 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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, £86,661.
Dated at Wellington, this day of October, 1893.
P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.

A
GGREGATE 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, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 101,148 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,052 1 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 197 13 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 599,677 9 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,140,062 10 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,851,138 0 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 746,966 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,283 2 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,394 11 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 78,178 16 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 397,970 5 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad).. .. 1,178,706 7 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 70,141 12 11
   Total average assets .. ..£2,475,640 15 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1893, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,075,317 0s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of October, 1893.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
A. LONGDEN, Inspector's Accountant.

S
TATEMENT 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, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,859 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 555 14 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,603 13 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 457,949 18 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,757,672 17 8
Total average liabilities ..£2,316,641 16 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 438,200 8 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 10,344 1 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,861 12 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 14,408 5 3
Landed property .. .. .. 93,505 18 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 299,039 3 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,630,256 17 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 54,728 4 5
   Total average assets .. ..£2,542,344 10 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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 14th day of October, 1893.
GILBERT KING, Acting Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Inspector's Accountant.

G
ENERAL 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, 1893.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 64,633 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,340 3 0
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 333,032 11 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 962,205 6 4
Total average liabilities ..£1,366,261 14 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 419,135 13 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,522 16 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,445 14 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 253,611 3 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,020,464 14 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,826 6 2
   Total average assets .. ..£1,759,006 7 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
£7 10s. per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £810,720.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of October, 1893.
E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.